The Kremlin announced today, Friday, that it expects the U.S. to clarify Vice President Vance’s statements that "Washington has military and economic levers with which it will pressure Russia to agree to a good peace agreement with Ukraine."
After Washington faced criticism from some European countries over a phone call this week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vance told the Wall Street Journal in an interview ahead of the Munich Security Conference that the U.S. has tools that could be used to encourage Russia to reach a settlement to end the war.
"There are economic leverage tools, and there are, of course, military leverage tools" that the U.S. could use against Putin, Vance said.
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When asked about the reference to military levers, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow wanted more details.
"This was a new element regarding the U.S. position. We have not heard such expressions in the past," Peskov told reporters, adding, "Therefore, naturally, during the contacts we are discussing, we hope to receive further clarifications."
Trump stated on Thursday that U.S. and Russian officials would meet in Munich on Friday and that Ukraine had also been invited. However, Kyiv responded that it did not expect to hold talks with Russia in the German city.
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American weapons or death in NATO - Trump pressures EU and Britain
When asked about Trump’s comments on the presence of Russian officials in Munich, Peskov said the Kremlin had nothing new to say about Ukraine’s peace efforts and that it would take a few days to restore diplomatic contacts with the U.S. over Ukraine.
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said Russian officials would not attend the Munich Security Conference because Russia had not been invited to the event, which she accused of becoming a "disastrous" pro-Ukrainian platform.
However, it was unclear whether Russian officials could travel to Munich for meetings outside the conference venue with American or other officials.
Ukraine and its European allies are concerned they may be sidelined in negotiations after Trump and Putin agreed to meet to discuss ways to end the three-year war.
Russia accelerates Oresnik missile production
We do not know what the U.S. Vice President meant by levers against Russia, but it is certain that the U.S. and the West do not possess missiles similar to the Russian Oresnik.
Russia continues the production of its main Oresnik missiles, raising the interest of Western intelligence services, particularly American ones, regarding its intentions, especially now that negotiations with the U.S. are approaching.
According to Western and Russian military experts, if the aforementioned technical specifications of the missile are verified, then Oresnik is indeed a superweapon for which NATO has no response.
This makes all of Europe and, of course, Ukraine vulnerable to strikes from these Russian super-missiles.
