J.D. Vance, Vice President of the United States of America, will meet with Federal Foreign Minister Baerbock and Federal President Steinmeier at the Munich Security Conference.

The Trump administration is sending mixed signals over its position on the Ukraine war.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Vance warned that further tough measures could be on the table for Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, refuses to strike a deal with Ukraine that guarantees its neighbour’s sovereignty.

“There are economic tools of leverage, there are of course military tools of leverage,” he said.

But Vance appeared confident that an agreement could be reached to end the nearly three-year conflict.

“I think there is a deal that is going to come out of this that’s going to shock a lot of people,” he said.

Vance’s words appear to strike a considerably different tone to the statements made by Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week, which prompted widespread concern among........

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