Washington, Aug 25 (Reporter) Commenting on the peace process for the Russia-Ukraine war, US Vice President JD Vance praised Moscow, stating that the Kremlin has made “significant concessions” in an effort to reach a settlement. While he described the Russians as “flexible” in their approach, he did not rule out imposition of further sanctions. "I think the Russians have made significant concessions to President Trump for the first time in 3 1/2 years of this conflict. They've actually been willing to be flexible on some of their core demands. They've talked about what would be necessary to end the war," Vance said while speaking to NBC on Sunday. "Of course, they haven't been completely there yet, or the war would be over. But we're engaging in this diplomatic process in good faith,” he added. Noting that they did not concede to everything that was proposed, the Vance President remarked “They’ve recognised that they’re not going to be able to install a puppet regime in Kyiv. That was, of course, a major demand at the beginning. And importantly, they’ve acknowledged that there is going to be some security guarantee to the territorial integrity of Ukraine.” Discussing possible new sanctions on Moscow, Vance said that they would be made on a case-by-case basis, though nonetheless expressed optimism over Washington’s efforts to bring Russian President Vladmir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the table. "No, sanctions aren't off the table. But we're going to make these determinations on a case-by-case basis. What do we think is actually going to exert the right kind of leverage to bring the Russians to the table," Vance said. On the issue of Ukraine’s security guarantees, he reiterated Donald Trump’s statement and said "The president's been very clear. There are not going to be boots on the ground in Ukraine, but we are going to continue to play an active role in trying to ensure that the Ukrainians have the security guarantees and the confidence they need to stop the war on their end.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had earlier told NBC that Kyiv and Europe did not want the war to end, alleging that the West would do what it can to thwart any attempts at reaching a permanent resolution, further slamming Zelensky and terming all his talk of wanting to holding a meet with Putin ‘pure theatrics...////...