Trump’s pick of JD Vance as running mate could seal Ukraine’s fate

Of all the candidates former President Donald Trump could have chosen to be his vice presidential nominee, there are few more adamant about cutting off further military assistance to Ukraine than Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

In 2022, while campaigning for his Senate seat with Trump’s blessing, Vance famously told Steve Bannon on his Real America’s Voice podcast, “I’ve got to be honest with you. I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other.”