Former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), has laid out a vision of how he expects Trump’s plan to bring the war in Ukraine to a quick end will play out, and it’s pretty much everything Russian President Vladimir Putin could have hoped for.

In a podcast interview, Vance also said a “peace settlement” could involve barring Ukraine from joining the NATO alliance.

Donald Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, has suggested how their administration might seek to end Russia's war in Ukraine, should they win the White House. Vance said potential peace talks involving Trump could involve a "heavily fortified" demilitarized zone at the countries' borders.

Donald Trump could bring Russians, Ukrainians, and Europeans to the negotiating table to "figure out what a peaceful settlement looks like," according to J.D. Vance.

According to the Russian president, “the Ukrainian army is not capable of using cutting-edge high-precision long-range systems” without Western assistance.

According to Vance, Trump’s approach could include creating a buffer zone between Ukraine and Russia, similar to the current line of demarcation, which would see Ukraine retaining its sovereignty while give guarantees to Russia that it would refrain from joining NATO or other allied organisations.

Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance has outlined the Trump administration's prospective plan to settle the war in Ukraine, which includes establishing a "demilitarised zone" on Ukrainian territory and denying Ukraine NATO membership.