Vice President JD Vance appears for a lengthy interview with Miranda Devine to discuss a variety of current issues that have presented themselves to the Trump administration. [Full Video Here]
In the segment below, Vice President Vance talks about the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and the significant challenges dealing with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As noted, Zelenskyy was used to getting everything he demanded from the former Biden administration; however, no end to the conflict was present in the prior policy.
President Trump is seeking to end the conflict, and has aligned policy toward that end. Both President Putin and President Zelenskyy must be willing to engage with each other diplomatically to resolve the issues. There is no current intention between both of the leaders toward a negotiated settlement.
President Trump has no intention to push U.S. policy into the middle of the conflict between Zelenskyy and Putin. WATCH:
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Fundamentally: Zelensky is not (anymore …) the lawfully-elected “President” of Ukraine. For many months now, he has been seizing power as an unabashed dictator – obviously being supported in these efforts by “European backers.”
Otherwise, I expect that the Ukranian people would have given him the “Mussolini Treatment.” 💀 Long before now . . .
Zelenski is a puppet at the end of a string pulled by our CIA.
The US literally commands operations of the largest NATO army in Europe from Germany that we built, armed, and fund.
The NATO countries are diminutive vassals to our State Department. They gave up sovereignty and do nothing without direction from the US.
Zelenskii rules by martial law, and is protected by MI-6 with SAS thug bodyguards.
This is a war initiated by the US and waged by using Ukrainian bodies. Zelenskii is a clown actor and has no authority. Why would a sovereign nation, that has rebuilt their federation, economy and military while defeating the entire west grovel and negotiate to a rabid dog on a leash that Trump is holding?
Trump could have on day 1 and still can end this anytime he chooses to. It is just another undeclared and unConstitutional failed war. He might consider firing Rubio and corrupt and incompetents like Kelogg surrounding him.
Tundra you claimed to be in the Ukraine not long ago now you claim to be American and our CIA has caused this. You may be correct in dialogue but please correct who you are and stop the deception. I come from Alaska Tundra caught my eye.
Arcticman,
What are u talking about, deception?
Alaska is where I live and where my family has lived long before outside Europeans arrived.
We have lots of relatives on the Russian side of the dateline. I learned to read and write Russian and Ukrainian before traveling to and spending extensive time, mostly in Russia.
Ukraine was so rundown and corrupt it didn’t maintain the interest Russia has.
Russia is fascinating, dynamic, with educated and very interesting people.
We have 9 children and 15 grandchildren, family is 1st priority and the grandchildren need attention. If I get the opportunity to travel again, I would like to go to the Altai, Yakutsk and Chuckotka regions.
Perhaps, perhaps not
I can’t say you are wrong.
However, I can’t say you are right either.
You’ve made a number of assertions, but did not provide facts to back up those assertions.
For the record, I don’t trust Zelenski, and he may well be a “puppet,” but unsupported assertions don’t cut it with me.
I am not as pure as the driven snow myself. I know that I assert things, but don’t provide facts to back up my assertions as well.
By all means always do your own research. Do not limit sourcing to western narratives, and use due diligence when researching Ukrainian and Russian narratives.
It does help to read or view material in the original languages, for understanding the cultural nuances, slang and inflections, but if you need to use English translations, confirm the source and consider the potential bias factor of the translator.
Within the west, the overall bias against and ignorance of the reality of what Russia, the Central Asian states and Ukraine are currently is astounding.
The myths and propoganda created during the 50 years of the cold war are being used as a baseline to obfuscate reality.
For example, many refer to Putin as a communist. There indeed remains a communist party in Russia, with representation in the Duma. But this is in opposition to Putins’ government and party. And their press asks hard questions and criticisms of Putins’ policies, which negates the narrative of a dictatorship.
The Russian public in general is as united behind the current government as our country was briefly united behind the Bush government after 9/11.
This predominate ignorance is exploited by our media and government to create narratives that are disassociated from reality.
“As noted, Zelenskyy was used to getting everything he demanded from the former Biden administration…”
Well, no he didn’t. No long range HIMARS, no F-16’s, and withheld satellite targeting info. Since there are TRILLIONS $$$$$ at stake, the war must be continued to milk it for the Benjamins. 7,000 deaths per week is atrocious, but remember why we used 2 nukes in WWII. Give Ukraine the weapons and intelligence to end this war by crushing Russia at this point and live with the unavoidable deaths. Prolonging it costs more in time, money, and lives.
The intelligence and weapons to crush Russia, do not exist. Their military production has more then doubled since the SMO began. They have a 1.5 milliin man army not utilized. NATO and the US ability to ramp up production is limited.
The Russian grunts are all volunteer with lucrative contracts of limited duration. They are rotated often and add seasoned experience to the approximately 20 million reservists that can be called up if Trump gives NATO the green light to drop the fake pretenses and escalate the war he has fully adopted.
When the AFU collapses, it will be the most dangerous period as a panicked NATO is capable of anything stupid, no matter the consequences.
The issue is not a lack of borrowed and printed money being pumped through the Kiev money laundromat. That tap is flowing well into offshore accounts as always.
All the weapons you list, and a lot more, have been sent in vast quantities. The only operable Abrahms tanks left that were sent are now trophys of war on public display in Moscow and Yekaterinberg.
What is critically needed to maintain the Kiev dictatorship are warm bodies that still have a pulse.
The kill ratio in favor of the Russians has become unprecedented in modern war.
As Trump has chosen to renege on his campaign promise to end the war, the Russians will continue to demilitarize the regime by simply killing everyone in uniform. When NATO/US sends anyone they are killed along with the rest.
To be clear HIMARS is a launcher that can fire either GMLRS or ATACMS missiles. US will replace ATACMS with PrSM missiles.
100%
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Brian’s posts are very interesting. He presents volumes of published papers over many decades written by the interests themselves that formulate the State Departments’ permanent policies.
It took me a long while to recover from the brainwashing narratives I’ve been subjected to my entire life, of which I accepted as facts.
The fact he bases his analysis by verbatim quotes from publications by the perpetrators of our failed foreign policy, it becomes difficult to dismiss the cold hard truth.
Hard statements but Trump could end it by agreeing to most of Russia’s demands. Russia is fighting to free the Russia leaning territories and not starting WWIII. It is a tightrope. Putin continues to gain ground daily, might not be much but he is gaining ground while trying to reduce his casualties.
President Trump is not totality in control. The Deep State and Europe want war. I think those 2 have lost their minds. It is not rational to think Putin would allow Russia to lose without dragging down the perpetrators.
European and UK civilizations are breaking down. Stop the weapons and stop the money flow. It will end.
What advantage to US is there in keeping this war going and if UK is one of the vassel states why is MI 6 protecting Zelenskyy? Trump inherited this war from the Biden Administration.
Not sure about this “largest NATO Army”? AFAIK, NATO ground force is a battalion for KFOR (Kosovo) and a couple brigades in Poland for MNF NorthEast (US announced its brigate in Romania will not replaced after its deployment ends).
Of course US still has some ground force in Europe that could be tasked to NATO ( 2d Cav Regt, 173rd Abn Bde, 21st CAB, and V Corps HQ), but I don’t think a couple maneuver brigades makes an army.
The army we created for the Kiev regime is by far the largest army in NATO.
Our ground army of approximately
450,000 dispersed globally is useless in a major land conflict against Russia.
Russia has all the advantage to end the conflict now. They have lost no land, it would end blood shed, and they could end sanctions.
It seems that way, doesn’t it, so why don’t they end it now? My hunch is that Russia has firm intelligence to indicates that Ukraine and her sponsors have no intention of living up to any agreement they ever make with Russia. The Russians can also read a calendar, and know that President Trump will not be POTUS when this term expires.
the west has made it abundantly clear that we will keep ramping our crazy up no matter what they do, so there is ZERO incentive to end it soon or on any of our terms.
and at any moment, trump could have taken a verbal stance on the moral and reasonable causes for this war and acknowledged that we would negoitiate something other than a ceasefire – thereby indicating to russia that we would not stand with the eurojackasses.
he did not.
as such, there is very little reason, now, for them to come to a settlement other than finishing off 100% of their original objectives.
The Russians have been clear on their minimal terms for a viable and lasting peace treaty/European security arrangement.
The US itself, directly or using its’ euro Chihuahuas, has broken its’ word repeatedly. The US started this insane conflict, up to and including firing missiles into Russia.
Our governments’ policy of expanding NATO and viciously attacking for years presents an existential threat to the security, prosperity and well being of the people of the RF.
Everyone with a brain that functions above 1 watt knows that a “ceasefire” means that NATO has lost. That NATO needs a few years to rebuild, rearm and commence aggression at a more opportune time.
Trump is wasting a generational opportunity to negotiate peace with a nation that with mutually beneficial trade and Arctic Ocean oil/gas development would benefit our people and economy as none other in existence.
Ending the war now would mean NATO expansion will continue, which the Russians regard as an existential threat. It would mean the Russian citizens within the four regions in Eastern Ukraine who voted to join Russia would continue to have their civil rights violated, their language and culture suppressed, and continue to be subjected to being murdered by the Kiev regime.
President Putin already signed one Peace Deal.
We tore it up and spit on it.
Merkel came right out and stated it was not in good faith but necessary to save the Kiev regime’s military.
The “ceasefire” that Trump has bought into subsequent to his campaign promises and now is pushing is transparently designed for the same reason.
The blowback on the US permanent government and NATO when the Kiev regime collapses is going to be fascinating to observe. Cornered cowardly rats are vicious and dangerous.
…and they have a lot of history. I am not certain NATO is saveable.
I think Putin has actually gone completely power mad given his recent domestic moves
President Trump may not be pushing U.S. policy into the Ukraine proxy war, but he sure is pushing U.S. taxpayer dollars into the Ukraine economy and weapons via NATO. It’s wrong.
Not certain of that. Anything going there now has to be paid for by Europe.
Europe now pays for weapons while we pay for the Ukraine economy, including pensions. The war has ground the economy to a halt like Covid. I just cited references the other day.
That’s nothing but a shell game. We fund NATO, NATO uses those funds to buy USA weapons to send to UK. Shell game.
We don’t fund nato we pay the most regarding our defense industry Europe is paying for the weapons either through the eu or individual states
Totally infantile argument by President Trump that we’re not paying when we are paying.
Get back to no more forever wars president that you promised us!
Link?
Putin and Russia don’t abide The Fed, LGTBQWTF, same sex marriage, 3rd world invaders and is a Christian Orthodox, resource rich country.
Dump Ukraine, dump NATO welfare state, dump the EU welfare state and form a strong alliance with Russia, seek mutually beneficial trade and seek friendship. The globalists try to turn Russia into our enemy but it’s all fake.
He should have done this on Day 1!
EU Population 450 million
RU Population 150 million
EU consumer spending 10 Trillion
RU Consumer Spending 1 Trillion
There is far more “mutually beneficial trade and seek friendship” available in EU
Instead of dumping Europe in favor of Russia, there must be a way to ADD Russia as a partner
President Trump’s Gameplan is to Re-Industrialize the USA by inducing EU Industries to relocate here. He’s got no alternative to getting them moving during his Administration, so he’s multiplying Carrots & Sticks as fast as possible.
You realize Putin and Maduro are mates, right? Putin was a partner with Syria and Iran. You make him out to be George Washington.
We abandoned a Constitutional Republic as created by George Washington in 1861.
The governance of Russia and disposition of power is far more complex than it appears you comprehend.
Putin is a popular president who actually executes the power his office has within their Constitutional system. He represents the will of the body public of the RF. But he can and would be removed by the two security councils above him if he fails to fulfill his duties towards his nation. Putin does not have the unbridled power of Stalin for example.
Trump does not execute the Constitutional power of his office because the permanent government has usurped the power. Our presidents are figure heads who kowtow to the special interests who call the shots.
Our presidents have become circus clowns to reinforce narratives. The past 10 months have shown Trump is not in control of his own administration, let alone the federal government, if one assumes his campaign promises were real.
A sovereign Russia was targeted for destruction first in a strategy to isolate and then destroy a sovereign China.
The whole strategy has gone awry, with the resistance of a multi polar world of sovereign states successfully challenging the one world global order enforced by the US.
There are massive oil/gas reserves northwest of Point Hope, Alaska under the Arctic Ocean.
We would be well served to establish mutually beneficial trade relations with Russia and take them up with their offer to cooperate in exploiting this resource.
They have extensive experience in the active oil/gas development in the Arctic Ocean north of the Yamal Peninsula. With 40+ nuclear powered ice breakers. We have 1 operable ice breaker.
The pathetic joke of NATO, Inc., is illustrated by its’ current CEO Rutte. This caricature of a “general” is pathetic. The UK, Germany and France are failed, bankrupt, despotic failed states. NATO has not had a purpose since 1991.
It is strategically insane and morally reprehensible to continue destroying Ukraine, much less commence violent chaos in Venezuela. All these projects have bankrupted this country.
I may agree with you on Ukraine. The rest is very wrong. Trump is developing US resources via domestic development and multi lateral trade, killing the GW scam, stopping unfettered immigration, breaking the international organised crime organizations that are in league with several nation states, and deporting millions of illegal immigrants, fighting voter fraud on many fronts.
Your broad based accusations are simply wrong.
BTW, he is making significant progress in all of these areas, and far more, ( do you want a list) despite being constantly resisted by the RINOS, the Democratic statists and their entire long and successful ” March through the Institutions” including the DOJ and all 3 letter agencies.
I do not agree with his middle ground action in Ukraine yet in effect he is witholding much of what the US could do, while allowing Russia to relentlessly gain ground.
Neither you or I know how much his entire policy in every area depends on a very slim margin of votes. I do know he did NOT start the war and Putin said as much, adding it would not have started if Trump had won.
The global economy is deeply connected. It appears Trump does not want to give up on Europe, and is aware that trade with Russia would be far more profitable then this inane deep state war. Yet if Eurpoe collapses, and global trade as well with a large set of problems with China, all boats will sink.
Your narroww certainty in the face
of overwhelming counter evidence does not do you credit.
To date I hear a lot of noise and showmanship, but not observed these successes.
I will be the first to admit, and hope like heck that I am in error. For the sake of my grandchildrens’ well being.
Yes, we should dump NATO, because the reason for its existence—Soviet Russia and the Warsaw Pact—has been defunct for over three decades. Oh, wait. President Trump can’t dump NATO because Marco Rubio passed a law a couple of years ago, in anticipation of Trump being president again, that prevents Trump from dumping NATO without congressional approval. I’m just glad Rubio doesn’t have any influence in the Trump Administration . . . Oh, wait.
“Marco Rubio passed a law…”
Civics 101: F
Dude, you didn’t even try hard.
Marco Rubio co-sponsored the legislation (with Tim Kaine, a Leftist) which was passed by the house and Senate and signed by the auto-pen controlled by the Marxist cabal that ruled in the name of Joe Biden. Do those details make it more acceptable? Better for you?
https://thehill.com/homenews/4360407-congress-approves-bill-barring-president-withdrawing-nato/
“President Trump is seeking to end the conflict and has aligned policy toward that end…. President Trump has no intention to push U.S. policy into the middle of the conflict”
The intelligence that allows drones to fly hundreds of miles avoiding all air defenses to pummel russian infrastructure cannot be provided by anyone other than the former republic of the UNITED STATES.
the arms sales to “NATO” and “EU”, but we have no idea what they do afterward, is juvenile semantics.
new sanctions are not for show only.
trump’s refusal to come out and SAY what the origins of the conflict are and who has the moral right…
ALL OF THIS is the very definition of sitting in the middle and not seeking to resolve anything.
this is TRUMPS WAR now. and if ukraine collapses, it is HIS LOSS, because he chose to keep interjecting himself into it thinking his personality would solve something that had nothing to do with him. because he wanted the glory of signing the peace, instead of recognizing it had nothing to do with him or us and would not end on our terms.
Exactly right!
It ain’t PDJT’s war, it’s the Euro’s and now they’re paying big bucks to maintain its continuation
…it is the globalists, and Obama led the cause of this war. It is a sad karma for the US to bear.
It’s a US-Russia conflict, not a Ukraine-Russia one. Congress and the MIC are still 100% in favor of keeping the war going.
Take Miranda Divine with a huge pinch of salt. As an Aussie commentator she was a rabid anti_Trump zealot and regularly called him disgusting names. Then she got a gig in America that required her to be pro-Trump and like a good little wind sock she swung right in line as if she had never thought any different. If someone offers her the right job and money she’ll swing back so fast it will make your head spin.
I have no idea who she is but will assume you are correct. But this is an interview, it is about jd’s words. Why does her background matter here?
Just a heads up that she is a snake and while she is paid to be on board her true colors could re-appear at the drop of a hat. Forewarned is forearmed because if she turns the headlines will be “Trump supporter Miranda Divine calls out his ……………….. (whatever the attacks dogs say.)
I totally disagree aussietrev.
Miranda Devine was always my favourite journalist in the Australian papers. Diligent, she found and wrote the truth.
She stood alone, thought for herself, found and wrote the truth. And complex truths that no one else had the will and courage to find and write.
Sometimes I disagreed with her.
I’ve never seen her write against President Trump.
Miranda has been my favourite journalist for decades. An awesome person.
Sorry that she has you conned, she may not have written articles but she appeared regularly on TV bagging Trump.
Sounds like a certain VP I know.
Putin holds all the cards, always has. The unipary is filling their pockets. Trump needs to walk. America First.
I think he would walk if he could but he has no agency.
Turning out to be a weak president much to the disappointment of many.
Has anyone else noticed these NGO wedge wackers crawling all over The Conservative Treehouse lately?
Quick on the draw while using the same format. I suppose they think they are being clever.
Keep swinging, fellas. It’s almost working. I think I’m leaning toward Newson in 28!
Keep hammering them wedges. The MAGA movement is ready to collapse! Almost..maybe..nevermind. Keep going!
And I’ll bet they’re being paid with my tax money.
They’ve given the Israel Is Satan a rest, for the moment at least.
Yes, there is an army of divider in chief bots that unfortunately make real dialogue difficult, as they connect complex situations into distrust all and dispair.
They tend to hate Israel always, entirely ignore the jihadhist Islamists and multi century history of universal jihad, never critique the many varied NGOs, and ignore the amazing victories Trump is having.
The Russians know what U.S. generals and politicians have forgotten.
Not commenting on what he said.
MacArthur least favorite historical general. Said he left his troops in the Philippines because following orders……fought his orders in Korea and had a very public controversy with President Truman leading to him being fired. Selective about his orders you might call it.
As a boy, I grew up in a WWII and Korean War GI-Bill neighborhood.
My dad took me to hear a session by Bataan Death March survivors … officers and enlisted .. Army, Navy, Marine and US Army Air Corps. Not a single one had anything good to say about General MacArthur, commander as commander in the Philippines. Allot of their anger dealt more with his ORDERS FORBIDDING deployment and preparations before the Japanese Invasion as well as his leaving his command.
Then there are his high handed actions as Commander of the Southwest Pacific Area which lead to near alienation of our Australian Allies, necessary Allied casualties and other results related to his desire to be seen as the Pacific BMFIC.
Now to be fair, there are also those who have written that he did great things making modernization decisions for the US Army while he was chief of staff.
As well he ignored Hoover’s orders in attacking the “bonus army” in DC.
What if…?? that’s what I think when I hear MacArthur’s speech. What would our world look like today had he finished the job? Potentially no vietnam war then, no imminent takeover of Taiwan today.
“Finish the job”. Well, sure, it’s easy to sweep a hand over a map and declare you can “finish the job”. In practice he would have required a much larger force than he could have reasonably expected to have. As an operational planner, while the Incheon landing was well planned and executed, very little after that went well.
President Trump has no intention to push U.S. policy into the middle of the conflict between Zelenskyy and Putin.
The question is does he have agency. He has fierce opposition within his own administration, in Congress, and within the deep state. The Pentagon has approved the transfer of long range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
What the Trump Administration means by “bringing the conflict to a close” is Russia’s capitulation to its demands.
Vance repeats western propaganda that that there’s an equivalency between Russian and Ukrainian casualties.
“The amount of territory the Russians are gaining is so small…”
Apparently, the Vice President of the United States doesn’t know Russia is fighting a war of attrition.
I think that we seriously over-estimate the “Tomahawk.” Russia has shot them down before. The weapon is subsonic, while Russia has missiles that can perform evasive maneuvers at Mach 10.
Don’t think Russia has ever had an opportunity to “shoot down” Tomahawks.
The pentagon approved the sale in theory and before trumps comments about not sending them because the us would have to fire them or it’d take a year to train them.
They essentially just said the sale of x amount wouldn’t effect the necessary stock pile
AFAIK, there exist exactly two batteries that can launch Tomahawks, though the Marines may also have some capability (though I understand they decided they can’t use it). I know Germany wanted to buy a battery, not sure the status of that.
Miranda Devine: Are you surprised that the Russians are being so intransigent…
The Russians have offered to relinquish Zaporizhzhia and Kherson if Ukraine will withdraw from Donbas. Zelensky, along with the Europeans, have made no concessions and refuse to give up any territory in order to achieve peace. Yet, the fiction promoted in the West is that Russia is the intransigent party.
I don’t think they actually did. The Russians immediately disputed that.
Both sides are unreasonable I’m tired of pretending it’s only ukr that has unrealistic demands.
I was thinking what if it were Mike Pence sitting there in the interview? Would Miranda ask him if his personal phones were tapped in Operation Artic Frost? Doubt that they were. That dumpster probably had the idea for the whole operation.
Vance rubs me the wrong way sometimes, but he is a breath of fresh air versus Pence.
The Russian Federation is not stopping the Special Operation until the Black Sea is totally cutoff and Kiev is under Russian Federation control. That might not even be enough.
I don’t think that they ever actually wanted Kiev. Although one of their first moves was to feint in that direction. The forces then withdrew with no one pursuing them.
Bear in mind that the original capitol of “Rus” was located in that region, before it was moved to Moscow. The Russians have ancient ties to that land, and do not wish to destroy it, even though they easily could.
If Russia had simply wanted to “wipe Ukraine off the face of the planet,” and didn’t care who or what they killed, they would have done so long before now. Russia easily has enough ready military capacity to do the job. If that had been their intention – which it wasn’t and isn’t.
I said control. That could mean a puppet government which I see as a good thing. By the way I am very versed in the people / history of this area because of my sport. I fence for a club that is owned / run by ex Soviet athletes and coaches.
Can’t see the need for the two to go eye to eye. They have people who are the voice of the presidents. Let them get the paperwork done, have it signed and on the appointed date, stop killing each other. People learn to live with a neighbor without shaking hands.
What is the purpose of the horrible black and white photo of Trump in the YT link??
Russia is in no hurry to end this war as long as anti-Russians come and spill their blood in Ukraine. Best money Russia could spend. Eventually there will be no more anti-Russians and the world will be at peace.
People like to forget why Russia started this “special military operation.” They were looking at a massive Ukranian proxy army gathered on their borders, with very obvious intentions. They decided to seize the military advantage by striking first – and, they have never lost that advantage since.
Russia did not “deindustrialize.” They did not stop developing weapons, the likes of which “the West” does not have, and they have the continuous capability to produce and deliver more of them in sufficient quantities. “The West” does not want to acknowledge that they cannot do that – they cling to wunderwaffen that aren’t “top” anymore, and they cannot resupply. That “arsenal of democracy” which could build a new heavy bomber every hour does not exist anymore.
Being cut off from Western financial systems also did not stop them. Russia simply built new ones, finding very willing allies in other nations – actually, the majority of the world’s population – who realized that: “If they did it to Russia, they can and will do it to any one of us.” Alternatives can be readily built, and that is exactly what is happening. The mistakes of the “European Union” and the “Euro” have also been learned.
Victoria Nuland’s fantasy of breaking Russia up into forty-odd helpless little countries, giving each one a name and a flag, is just that: a fantasy. But she published it for everyone to see.
Russia celebrates “Victory Day” every year so that its people will never forget what “War” actually costs, and what a “Nazi” is. Western Ukraine is full of “real Nazis” who have held blood emnity against “Russians” for literally centuries. (Visit “thepostil.com” for the history lessons. They will shock you.)
Ukranians had been lobbing artillery shells at their own people, because they spoke Russian, and Russia finally decided to intervene on their behalf. They stated on day-one what their (limited …) objectives would be, and they have never deviated from them. If they had simply wanted to overwhelm Ukraine, killing citizens and soldiers alike, they easily could have done so in a matter of days. (And, they still could.) But, they didn’t.
Russia today is not going to give up what they have won with a “cease fire” that would simply allow EU/NATO to re-arm and regroup. They’re going to have surrender, but on their terms, which really do not have to do with “conquest.” The core issues that started all of this must be meaningfully and permanently settled.
The U.S. materiel must be stopped if we’re serious about ending this war.
President Trump recently claimed that Russia has suffered over 1.5 million casualties in the Ukraine conflict since Russia’s full scale invasion in 2022. That indicates a tremendous level of commitment on the part of the Russians. It also begs the question, how many casualties is Russia willing to suffer before resorting to nuclear weapons?
Various sources say that “Russia” (USSR) suffered 27 million “losses” during what they still call “The Great Patriotic War.”
However, you decide:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties_of_the_Soviet_Union
Kindly notice, however, that most of these numbers pale in comparison to “1.5.” Perhaps this is why Russia celebrates “Victory Day,” with its “ghost regiment” of black-and-white photographs. (Including those held by Putin.)
(From the quoted article) “Some Russian scholars put the total number of losses in the war, both civilian and military, at over 40 million.”
President Trump is getting bad intel from Kellogg who gets it from Zelensky and unfortunately he keeps repeating it.
That number is likely inflated 10x