Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) stated in an interview Sunday that the Trump management has lately given a “mixed message” on Ukraine.
“Well, I think it was a mixed [message] coming from the administration,” Shaheen informed CBS Information’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.”
“On the one hand, you heard Secretary Hegseth saying they were gonna take NATO off the table, that Ukraine needed to give up territory, and on the other hand, you had Vice President Vance saying that everything should be on the table, including the possibility of putting boots on the ground in Ukraine,” she added. “So, it’s a mixed message.”
In opening remarks Wednesday earlier than a gathering of the Ukraine Touch Protection Team, Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth stated he does “not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,” feedback that coincide with the Trump management’s fresh efforts to finish the battle in Ukraine. Hegseth additionally stated that Ukraine is not going to get better all of its territory from the Russians.
The Wall Side road Magazine lately requested Vice President Vance about what “stick” could be used to verify Russian President Vladimir Putin sticks to any ceasefire settlement to finish the battle in Ukraine.
“I think certainly — look, there, there are instruments of pressure, absolutely. And again, if you look at President Trump’s approach to this, the range of options is extremely broad,” Vance stated. “And there are economic tools of leverage. There [are], of course, military tools of leverage.”
“There’s a whole host of things that we could do,” the vp added. “But fundamentally, I think the president wants to have a productive negotiation, both with Putin and with [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky].”
The vp additionally stated President Trump has been “very clear” that he “doesn’t like the idea of moving Ukraine into NATO.”
“I also think the president is very clear that whenever he walks in a negotiation, everything is on the table,” Vance stated.
In her look on “Face the Nation,” Shaheen stated “there is strong bipartisan support in Congress to help Ukraine in this unfair war that Russia has initiated.”
The Hill has reached out to the Division of Protection and the White Area for remark.
