Vice President JD Vance said a U.S. economic deal in Ukraine was a 'better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country.'

Vice President JD Vance has struck a nerve with allies after offering skeptical comments about a potential international security force for post-war Ukraine proposed by key allies Britain and France.

VP says he did not mock allies who fought in US-led wars after UK, France commit to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.

The vice president denied that his comment about a “random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years” was aimed at Britain and France.