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J. D. Vance: “It's absurd that you've had this war [between Russia and…”

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J.D. Vance at Munich Security Conference: US-European Defense, Ukraine Conflict, and Global Trade

Published May 7, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:20

I think for too long, the Russians, the Ukrainians have been fighting. Obviously, there's been a lot of people dying on both sides. There've been a lot of innocent loss of life. And our view is It's absurd that you've had this war [between Russia and Ukraine] go on for so long. And the two sides aren't even talking constructively about what would be necessary for them to end the conflict. (03:20–03:24)

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Asserts that the duration of the Russia-Ukraine war is unreasonable.

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“No regime in the world has civil nuclear power and enrichment without a nuclear weapon.”
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“The president and I believe that it means a little bit more European burden sharing on the defense side.”
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“The security posture of the last 20 years is not adequate to meet the challenges of the next 20 years.”
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“The first peace offer that the Russians put on the table, our reaction to it was you're asking for too much.”
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“The Ukrainians have said they would agree to a ceasefire, a 30 day ceasefire.”
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“What the Russians have said is a 30 day ceasefire is not in our strategic interest.”
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“The continuation of this conflict is bad for us, it's bad for Europe, it's bad for Russia, and it's bad for Ukraine.”
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“There has been no conversation between our governments about a strategic deal on [Taiwan].”
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“American manufacturers are going to have to be treated more fairly in some of these global trade deals.”
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“Liberation Day, which was where the president announced these, this, this fundamental change, I think, in the global trading system that was…”
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“America wants its exporters and by implication, its workers to be treated much more fairly.”
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“We think that we have some of the best military hardware and software in the world.”
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“We think that most nations in the world have been way too hard on American exporters and American firms.”
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“We want to make the entire world a little bit more open to the products built by American workers.”
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“We think that there is a deal here that would reintegrate Iran into the global economy.”
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“The President hates nuclear proliferation.”
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“The President has said he'd like to see 5% spending on defense in NATO.”
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“European militaries have not kept pace over the past few decades.”
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“Europe is de-industrializing.”
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“Europe does really have to play a bigger role in continental defense.”
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