Vice President JD Vance said U.S.-brokered negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have narrowed to two core issues: security guarantees that would prevent future invasions of Ukraine and the scope of territory Russia wants to control, including land its forces do not currently occupy. In an interview with Fox News, Vance added that Washington has now received detailed positions from Kyiv and Moscow and is working toward a potential face-to-face meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He indicated the agreement need not be fully drafted before such a summit, but declined to outline a timeline. Vance described Putin as “soft-spoken,” “deliberate” and “careful,” remarks quickly circulated by Russian state media. He also recalled that President Donald Trump telephoned Putin at roughly 1 a.m. in Moscow after a White House session with European leaders, bypassing customary diplomatic vetting in what Vance called a bid to accelerate the talks.