Donald Trump has given Vice President J.D. Vance an expanded role in coordinating a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, in what could end up being a crucial litmus test ahead of the 2028 election.

In the wake of the historic summits in Alaska and Washington, Trump announced that Vance would work with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the president’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to help resolve the bloody conflict in Europe.

The move is believed to be the first time Vance and Rubio, who are often touted as future Republican contenders for the White House, have been brought into such a major foreign policy challenge together.

But some question whether it could end up being a poisoned chalice depending on success or failure, particularly as doubts remain over Putin’s desire to stop t

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