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The fear of opponents of the US Army is the one who holds a tough talks like Donald Trump, a President who is possible with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vice President JD Vance told American soldiers posted in England on Wednesday.
In an attempt to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, Vance’s comments come as a meeting with several European leaders for the last several days in preparation for Trump’s meeting in Encourage, Alaska with Putin.
“You guys make this possible,” Vance, a former Marine, told the soldiers posted at the Royal Air Force Base Fairford. “You guys are the reason why we can go into a conversation with strength. You are the reason why we have taken advantage of these conversations with the leaders of the world. Because they know that if we cut a deal, it is supported by the best fighting force anywhere in the world. And this is so important.”
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Vice President JD Vance joined hands with British Foreign Secretary David Lammi during a meeting in Shiwing House August 8, 2025 on August 8, 2025 in Saksox, England. (Suzanne Plunkett/Getty Image)
“The fact that people are influenced by you, the fact that so many people are clearly afraid of you that we are able to do so as a administration,” Vance said.
The Royal Air Force Base Fairford is home to the US Air Force’s 501st Combat Support Wing and 99th Expeditionary Recitation Squadron. It is also paramount for operating the US Air Force and acts as the Fortword Forward Operating Base of the Air Force Global Strike Command in Europe.
The Air Force regularly sends the bombing aircraft to the military base as part of the Bomber Task Force Europe 25-2 to train with NATO colleagues. For example, in March 2022, NATO’s Eastern Flance with Germany and Romania several Air Force B-52h Stratofortress bombers participated in an exercise-when Putin began his attack in Ukraine.
According to the Foreign Policy Think-Tank Council on Foreign Relations, 10,000 American soldiers are based in the UK.
Vance told the soldiers that he had wrapped a call with about 30 European leaders in recent times with other European colleagues to come on heels of various meetings.
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President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelansky Spar during the Oval Office meeting in February. (Getty)
The Saturday meeting with representatives of Ukraine and other European colleagues led the “important progress” when ending the struggle in Ukraine, an American official told Fox News Digital. There was not much information available on discussions.
But Vance said in an interview on Sunday that he informed the European leaders that the US “was” done with the funding of the Ukraine War Business, “and they should take more burden in resolving the war.
“What we said to the Europeans is just,” First, it is in your neck in your neck. It is in your back door. You have got to take a big role in this matter and play a big role, and if you care so much about this struggle, then you have more direct and enough way to finance this war, “Vance said.
Trump told reporters on Monday that he would be able to tell almost immediately whether Putin is serious about interacting on a deal, and he would keep European leaders such as Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski in the loop after the meeting.
“If this is a proper deal, I will also reveal it to the European Union leaders and NATO leaders and President Zelancesi,” said Trump. “I can say, ‘a lot of luck, keep fighting,’ or I can say that we can make a deal.”
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President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he would be able to tell almost immediately whether Putin was serious about talking on a deal. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
