Vice President J.D. Vance’s appearance Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press drew as much attention for the exchanges with moderator Kristen Welker as for his message on Ukraine and former President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

Vance expressed optimism that the war in Ukraine could be nearing an end, saying “significant concessions” had been made by both sides and predicting a possible deal within weeks. He credited Trump’s “energetic diplomacy” and economic pressure on Russia, contrasting it with President Joe Biden’s approach.

But the sharpest moments came when Welker pressed him on whether Moscow was “stringing Trump along” in peace talks and on reports that Trump ordered a raid on former national security adviser John Bolton. Vance avoided specifics on the Bolton matter, redirecting to Tr

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