US EditionVance Says Russia Has ‘to Wake up and Accept Reality’
Vice President Vance highlighted Russia’s military losses and urged negotiations as Ukraine gains ground, with recent attacks causing casualties but limited Russian territorial gains.
- On September 28, 2025, Vice President JD Vance stated on Fox News that Russia is on its back foot and must wake up to the war's reality in Ukraine.
- Vance explained that although Russia once conquered significant territory, recent fighting has stalled their advance with heavy Russian casualties and minimal gains.
- He called on Moscow to engage earnestly in peace talks, aligning with President Trump’s position that Ukraine has the potential to regain territories lost amid the ongoing conflict.
- Vance questioned how many additional lives Russia is prepared to sacrifice despite minimal, if any, strategic benefit, while also highlighting the country's deteriorating economy and current defensive position.
- The statements suggest U.S. leadership intends to continue pressing for peace talks, hoping Russia accepts battlefield realities and ends further losses in the protracted war.
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Vance says Russia has ‘to wake up and accept reality’
Vice President Vance said Russia must “wake up and accept reality” in its ongoing war against Ukraine. “We want peace here,” Vance said Sunday on Fox News. “We have been actively pursuing peace from the very beginning of the administration, but the Russians have got to wake up and accept reality here.”
JD Vance tells Russia to ‘accept reality’: ‘How many more people are they willing to lose?’
Vice President JD Vance said Russia must “wake up” and negotiate with Ukraine, echoing President Trump’s recent remarks that Kyiv could reclaim lost territory. Vance said Russia is on the defensive, suffering heavy losses with little territorial gain.
They're killing a lot of people. They're losing a lot of people themselves, and they don't have many territorial gains," J.D. Vance said of Russia's actions in the invasion of Ukraine. US Vice President Vance emphasized that the Russians need to wake up and accept reality, because their attacks are having no effect.
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