Defense Minister Beit Higseth reported on Friday that “the reality of the American forces in Ukraine is unlikely,” but he insisted that there is no light day “between him and Vice President JD Vance.
At a dual press conference with the Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister WłDysław Kosiniak-kamysz, Higseth touched on the possibility of going to Ukraine. Initially, he seemed to close the idea, but then seemed to not take it completely outside the table.
“He will not put restrictions on what the President of the United States will be ready to negotiate with the sovereign leaders in both Russia and Ukraine,” he added.
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Defense Minister Beit Higseth provides a press statement after a bilateral meeting in the Ministry of Defense on February 14, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland. (Omar Marquis/Getty Embs)
On Thursday, in an exclusive interview with Wall Street MagazineAccording to Vans, Vans said that the option to send American forces to Ukraine remained “on the table.”
Vans also told the port that the United States could use “economic tools” or “military tools” against Russia to end the war, which lasted nearly three years. Vice President said that President Donald Trump wants a “fruitful negotiation” with Ukraine President Voludmir Zelinsky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. It also disturbed a deal that would “shock many people.”
Vans in Germany at the Munich Security Conference, where he is expected to meet with Zelinski.
Vice President’s statements appear to be contrary to what Higseth told the Ukraine Group to contact in Brussels earlier this week. In his group’s opening comments, Higseth said that instead of recognizing Ukraine to NATO, security guarantees will be supported by the country “by European and non -European forces.” However, it also seemed to completely exclude the possibility of American forces
“To be clear, as part of any security guarantee, American forces will not be deployed in Ukraine,” he said.
Defense Minister Beit Higseth delivers statements during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Pentagon on February 5 in Arlington, Virginia. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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At the Munich Security Conference, Roger Wekir, Head of Armed Services at the Senate Roger Wek, told R-MS, Politico that he was “confusing” and “turbulent” of Higseth’s statements in Brussels.
“Everyone knows … and the people in the administration know that you do not say before your first meeting what you will agree with and what you do not agree with,” said Senator Weikir Politico.
President Donald Trump (center), Ukrainian President Folomer Zellinsky (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right). (Alyssandro Bremec/Nurphoto via Getty Images | Approach/Getty Images | Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Trump has long talked about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia, and often confirms that he had not started if he was in the oval office.
Wednesday, Trump announced It is in a “long, fruitful” phone call, Putin agreed to “start” immediately “negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump said that he asked Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, director of the CIA at the CIA, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Ambassador and Steve Witkevs envoy to lead the negotiations, saying he believed that they will be “successful.”