MOSCOW, July 16 One of the senior EU officials said, that the nomination of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as the Republican candidate for US Vice President was a “disaster” for Ukraine, Politico reports.
Earlier at the Republican National Convention, presidential candidate Donald Trump announced that he had invited Ohio Senator Vance to serve as vice president if he wins the November election. A little later, the Republican National Convention nominated Vance for this post.
«One senior EU official told Politico that Vance's appointment was a 'disaster' for Ukraine,» the publication writes, without mentioning the official's name.
Vance is also known for speaking out extensively on the conflict in Ukraine, criticizing multibillion-dollar US military aid to the country and calling for negotiations with Russia. He said that Kiev’s declared goal of restoring the 1991 borders is unrealistic, and a settlement requires consolidating Ukrainian neutrality and freezing territorial disputes.