US VP JD Vance: ‘Giving Americans a stake in Ukraine’ will secure its future

In a heated diplomatic standoff, US Vice President JD Vance argues that American economic stakes in Ukraine are a better security guarantee than military intervention. Meanwhile, Donald Trump keeps the possibility of a minerals deal with Kyiv alive, despite a public falling-out with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. As European leaders push for a ceasefire, tensions mount over Ukraines future, with the Kremlin seizing on the discord. Will economic leverage shape the path to peace, or is the divide too deep to bridge?