It seems even JD Vance’s own family members are not too fond of him.
His cousin, Nate Vance, told newspaper Le Figaro that: “Donald Trump and my cousin clearly believe they can placate Vladimir Putin.”
Nate Vance, 47, is a former volunteer fighter who battled Russian forces on the front lines. His blistering comments come just days after Trump suspended US military support to Ukraine, piling pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate with Moscow.
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He continued: “They are wrong. The Russians are not about to forget our support for Ukraine. We are Vladimir Putin’s useful idiots.”
Nate Vance also contended that the diplomatic breakdown – which occurred after Zelenskyy sought to attach US security guarantees to the minerals pact – was “an ambush of absolute bad faith”.
“When he criticized aid to Ukraine, I told myself that it was because he had to please a certain electorate, that it was a game of politics,” he said.
Nate Vance specifically took aim at JD Vance’s remarks to Zelenskyy that Vance had “watched and seen … stories” justifying his distrust of Ukraine and its president.
“I thought I was going to choke,” Nate Vance added. “His own cousin was on the frontlines. I could have told him the truth, without personal interest. He never tried to find out more.”
He said he subsequently left messages for the vice-president at his office, but none had been returned. He said he did not want to risk being captured after Trump won a second presidency in November with JD Vance.
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