Vice President JD Vance responded on Monday to a destructive criticism from his cousin Nate about his strategy for the war in Russia-Ukraine.
Nate Vance, who spent years as a volunteer hunter for Ukraine against Russia, spoke with the French publication Le Figaro Sunday about his thoughts about the combative exchange between President Donald Trump, the vice president and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy last month.
Although he considered his cousin as a ‘good guy’ and ‘intelligent’, Nate Vance called the scene ‘an ambush of absolutely evil loyalty’.
US President Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy as the American vice president JD Vance responds in the White House in Washington, DC, 28 February 2025. (Reuters/Brian Snyder/File photo)
“Only because I am related to you does not mean that I assist and see how you get my comrades killed,” said Nate Vance. “When JD justifies his distrust of Zenskyy by the ‘reports’ he saw, I thought I was going to choke.”
Nate Vance was also offended by Vance calls Zenskyy “disrespectful” And say that the Ukrainian leader “should thank the president for trying to put an end” to the war in Russia-Ukraine.
“Donald Trump and my cousin clearly believe that they can calm Vladimir Putin,” said Nate. “They are wrong. The Russians are not about to forget our support for Ukraine. We are the useful idiots of Vladimir Putin.”
Nate Vance added that he had left messages with his cousin’s office on the subject, given his experience in the front lines in Ukraine.
“I could have told him the truth, without pretension, without personal interest. He never tried to find out more,” said Nate Vance.
Vance called Zenskky “disrespectful” and said that he should “thank Trump for his help in the war. (Reuters)
Nate Vance made similar comments about CNN’s “Erin Burnett Outfront” on Monday and said he was “surprised” by what he saw in the oval office scene.
“There is a certain level of decorum that needs to be reached. And you know, I am not naive enough to think that, you know, national leaders do not debate behind closed doors, “said Nate Vance.” But if you do that and you publicly, you know, a little bit of someone in the public that they almost have to defend … It was really disappointing to see it for me. “
In a statement to Fox News DigitalVice President Vance said he never spoke publicly about his cousin’s service because he “did not want to endanger his life more than it already was.”
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“As far as his criticism is concerned, I am not interested in arguing with him in public, but I do have the need to tackle one issue in particular: his failed effort to contact me. I am not sure why Nate felt the need to contact my Senate’s office, instead of his mother, Vance,” said in contact with regularly, said.
Vance has said he is open to talk about Ukraine with his cousin despite his recent attacks. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
The vice -president added that he “always” Nate as the most difficult man (he) knew “and that he” was always happy to talk to him “.
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