JD Vance says the principle purpose he is attending the worldwide AI summit is to have non-public conversations with world leaders ‘to assist us diplomatically’ carry the Russia-Ukraine battle to an finish

US Vice President JD Vance during a news conference with US President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

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