--- title: "JD Vance: Russia's Offensive is Doomed to Fail, Kyiv Should Switch to Defense" description: "US Vice President JD Vance stated that Russia's offensive operations are ceasing to bear fruit, and the cost of advance is becoming too high. He recommended that Kyiv switch to a defensive tactic to exhaust the enemy and create conditions for a diplomatic resolution of the conflict. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ›‘οΈ" date: 2026-07-05T18:20:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/jd-vance-russias-offensive-is-doomed-to-fail-kyiv-should-switch-to-defense tags: [] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # JD Vance: Russia's Offensive is Doomed to Fail, Kyiv Should Switch to Defense ![JD Vance in a suit with an American flag on his lapel, discussing Ukraine's strategy in the conflict with Russia](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/06/jey-di-vens-nastuplenie-rossii-obrecheno-na-proval-kievu-stoit-pereyti-k-oborone/jey-di-vens-nastuplenie-rossii-obrecheno-na-proval-kievu-stoit-pereyti-k-oborone-1.webp) In an interview with The Times, US Vice President JD Vance shared his assessment of the current situation on the front lines. In his opinion, the Russian army has reached a dead end: the return on offensive operations is rapidly declining, and the cost of every meter of advance is becoming unsustainable for Moscow. ### The Effect of the Offensive is Approaching Zero According to the American politician, Russia has reached a point where continuing active offensive actions no longer yields tangible results. Vance emphasized that the sum of achievements Moscow can extract from further attacks is "vanishingly small" and approaching zero. At the same time, the Vice President pointed out the high price the Russian side is paying for its attempts to advance. In his view, this dynamic could create the necessary conditions for a diplomatic resolution of the conflict. ### Recommendations for Kyiv: Defense Instead of Attack According to Vance, the Donald Trump administration recommends that the Ukrainian side adopt a maximally defensive position during the negotiations. He argues this approach by stating that defending is significantly easier than attacking, and such tactics yield more results. "This allowed Ukrainians to make a bit more use of their tactical advantage," the Vice President noted. According to him, the US and NATO encouraged Kyiv to focus on defense, and this course of action has proven its effectiveness. ### The Logic of Exhausting the Enemy Vance also commented on the evolution of his view on the conflict. At the initial stage of analysis, it seemed obvious to him that the mass proliferation of drones and surveillance equipment makes the most logical scenario one where Ukraine should dig in and exhaust the enemy, rather than launching costly offensive operations to retake territory. ### Context of Events It is worth noting that earlier, in the autumn of 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on counter-offensive actions by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dobropillya and Pokrovsk areas of the Donetsk region. At that time, Ukrainian troops liberated approximately 160 square kilometers of territory. At the same time, earlier RBC-Ukraine reported that in April 2026, JD Vance publicly stated the cessation of US funding for Ukraine.