U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned Russia that Washington could hit Moscow with sanctions if it does not agree to a good peace deal with Ukraine, while urging Europe to spend more on defense as he arrived for the Munich Security Conference.
Ukraine, and prospects for peace talks, preoccupied many at the high-profile global gathering after Donald Trump startled U.S. allies by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin and announcing the start of talks to end the war in Ukraine.
"We're going to talk, of course, about the Ukraine-Russia conflict and how to bring it to a negotiated settlement," Vance told reporters before meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte just ahead of the start of the conference.
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