Vance says Ukraine should not join NATO

What he said

US Vice-President JD Vance said in an interview that, as far as he knows, the United States has no formal alliance agreement with Ukraine. Ukraine is not in NATO, and he does not think it should join.

What Vance said

• Ukraine should not join NATO
• Ukraine must stop striking Russian energy sites
• Cooperation on some issues, not on others

Vance called Ukraine an admirable country but said Washington and Kyiv will disagree on some issues. He also said Ukraine must stop its attacks on Russian energy facilities.

Background

Zelensky recently accused President Donald Trump of pressuring Ukraine to capitulate to Russia and of delaying Patriot interceptor missiles. Trump accused Zelensky of never wanting to end the war.