Vance Says Trump Admin Working to Facilitate Putin–Zelenskyy Talks

Vance said Trump might need to force Putin and Zelenskyy ’to sit down to figure out their differences.’

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House in Sevenoaks, Kent, Britain, on Aug. 8, 2025. Kin Cheung/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Vice President JD Vance said on Aug. 10 that the Trump administration is working to arrange talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

In an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Vance said he thinks it would be productive for Putin and Zelenskyy to meet before the Russian president meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, but said it is Trump who needs to “bring these two together.”