JD Vance Says Stopping Ukraine Funding Is 'One Of The Proudest' Things He's Done

JD Vance has said stopping funding for Ukraine is one of the “proudest” things he has done since entering government.

The US vice-president’s comments are likely to be welcomed in Russia, which has been waging war on their neighbours since the 2022 invasion.

Donald Trump, who vowed to end the war within 24 hours of being re-elected president in 2024, has been a consistent critic of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

But despite holding a peace summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska last year, Trump has failed to keep that campaign pledge and the war continues.

Nevertheless, Vance said he was pleased that the US had withdrawn the support for Ukraine which had been in place under Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden.

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday, he said: “It was during a Senate event that I had done, where I had somebody who came up to me, and I’m sure a great person, it was a Ukrainian American, and this person got really agitated at me because I was saying we should stop funding the Ukraine war.

“And I still believe that, obviously, and it’s one of the things I’m proudest that we’ve done as an administration, is we’ve told Europe if you want to buy weapons you can, but he United States is not buying weapons and sending them to Ukraine any more.”

Social media users were quick to condemn Vance over his remarks.

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