WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance is making the case that a U.S.-Ukraine critical minerals deal is a more practical deterrent against Russian President Vladimir Putin than an international security force for post-war Ukraine proposed by key allies Britain and France.
Vance said in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity aired Monday evening that the pact that would give the U.S. access to Ukraine’s critical minerals “is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years.”
The comments throw the spotlight again on differences between President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and
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