Vice President JD Vance said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not install a “puppet regime” in Ukraine after the war between Russia and Ukraine has concluded.

The vice president made the remarks in an interview on Sunday with Kristen Welker on NBC News’s Meet the Press while discussing the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s meeting and subsequent communications with Putin. Vance also touted Trump’s “energetic diplomacy” while pursuing peace negotiations to end the conflict.

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Vance mentioned to Welker that Russia was prepared to make some concessions in peace negotiations, but not everything, as of yet.

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