US Vice President JD Vance has stated that in recent weeks, the Russian side has refused to participate in bilateral meetings with Ukraine and trilateral ones involving the US. Source: Vance in an interview with Fox News, as reported by European Pravda Details: Vance commented on recent statements by US President Donald Trump, in which Trump sharply assessed Russia's position and suggested that Ukraine could regain territory occupied by Russian forces. Advertisement: According to Vance, such statements reflect "what's happening on the ground", where Russia is losing a significant number of troops and making no substantial territorial gains. Quote: "We remain committed to peace, but it takes two to tango. And unfortunately, what we've seen over the last couple of weeks is that the Russians have refused to sit down with any bilateral meetings with the Ukrainians. They've refused to sit down with any trilateral meetings where the president or some other member of the [US] administration could sit down with the Russians and the Ukrainians." More details: Vance called on Russia to "wake up and accept reality" – a reality in which they are suffering heavy losses and "don't have a lot to show for it". Quote: "How many more people are they willing to lose, how many more people they are willing to kill for very little, if any, gain in the military advantage on the ground there? And the answer is, hopefully, not that much. But certainly, our attitude here is: we are going to keep on working for peace and we hope the Russians actually wake up to the reality on the ground." Background: On 23 September, Trump unexpectedly said Ukraine could regain all of its territories and "maybe even go further". According to media reports, European officials received the US president's post with cautious optimism. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!