The US vice-president has called for Ukraine and Russia to accept a peace proposal that would freeze the conflict along current frontlines, involving territorial swaps. During a trip to India, JD Vance emphasized the urgency of the proposal, warning that the US might withdraw from the peace process if not accepted. The US plan aims to stop the ongoing violence, allowing both nations to focus on building better futures. While a ceasefire has been suggested in principle by Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, the proposal also seems to involve potential concessions on Crimea, seized by Russia in 2014.
The only way to really stop the killing is for the armies to both put down their weapons, to freeze this thing and to get on with the business of actually building a better Russia and a better Ukraine.
We've issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and the Ukrainians, and it's time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process.
The US proposal would mean we're going to freeze the territorial lines at some level close to where they are today, though he added there should be some adjustments.
In Ukraine, we insist on an immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire, he said, adding that stopping the killings is the number one task.
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