Vice President J.D. Vance said the United States will use the threat of economic sanctions and military action as a cudgel to push Russian President Vladimir Putin into discussions to end the war in Ukraine.

“There are economic tools of leverage, there are of course military tools of leverage” that could be wielded against Putin, Vance told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

If the Kremlin fails to negotiate a peace deal in good faith, the possibility of sending American troops to Ukraine is “on the table,” the vice president said.

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