In a new interview with The New Yorker, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Republican vice presidential nominee, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, is “too extreme.”
“He's too extreme” – Zelensky He said in an interviewVance's was released Sunday.
In the interview, Zelensky said Vance's “message seems to be that Ukraine has to make sacrifices.”
“The idea that the world will end this war at the expense of Ukraine is unacceptable,” the Ukrainian president continued.
Vance has previously questioned whether the US can continue its military aid to Ukraine, saying the US is not producing enough munitions to sustain the level of aid being sent to Kiev. Vance has also in the past urged negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the “benefits of the United States.”
“I've never argued that President Putin is a kind or friendly guy. I've always argued that he's a guy with special interests and the United States has to accommodate those special interests,” Vance said at the Munich Security Conference earlier this year.
“But just because he's a bad person doesn't mean we can't do basic diplomatic work and put American interests first. There are a lot of bad people in the world, and I'm much more interested in East Asian issues than I am in Europe right now.”
The Ohio senator has previously called for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia so that a negotiated end to the current war between the two countries can be reached.
“Let Vance read the history of World War II when a country was forced to cede some of its territory to a particular person,” Zelensky told The New Yorker. “What did that person do? Was it appeased, or did it deal a devastating blow to the European continent, to many countries broadly, and to the Jewish people in particular? Let him read it.”
The Hill has reached out to a spokesperson for Vance.
