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JD Vance says US economic stake in Ukraine is best guarantee of its security

US vice-president JD Vance has said the best security guarantee for Ukraine is to guarantee US economic interests in country. He made the comments in an interview that aired the same day the White House reportedly announced it was pausing military aid to Kyiv and days after Vance and US president Donald Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
JD Vance has said the best security guarantee for Ukraine is to guarantee US economic interests in country. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

The US vice-president, JD Vance, said that the best way to protect Ukraine from another Russian invasion is to guarantee the US has a financial interest in Ukraine’s future.

“If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,” Vance said in the interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity which aired on Monday night.

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