Lawrow praised Trump's vice president Pence regarding Ukraine quotes
It doesn't sit well with Vice Presidential candidate Vance of the USA that they are providing billions to support Ukraine against Russia. He doesn't care about Ukraine, he said before the outbreak of the war. This statement pleases the Russian Foreign Minister.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised J.D. Vance, the Vice Presidential candidate presented by the Republican US Presidential candidate Donald Trump. According to Russian news agency TASS, Lavrov spoke at the United Nations in New York and said, "We can only welcome this, because this is exactly what is needed - and that is to stop arming Ukraine." Lavrow added, "The war will be over. We will begin to look for solutions."
Lavrow said he had heard that Vance had renounced a stop to the weapon deliveries to Ukraine and advocated for a solution to the Ukraine conflict. Vance, who was once a critic of Trump, is now considered a close ally of the former US President and is a rising star in the Republican Party at the age of 39. He speaks particularly clearly against the billions of dollars in US support for the Ukraine, which was attacked by Russia, and voted against the billion-dollar aid in the Senate in the spring.
A few days before the outbreak of the war, Vance said, "Frankly, it doesn't matter to me what happens to Ukraine, one way or another." Two years later, he wrote, "Biden's government has no effective plan for how the Ukrainians can win this war. The sooner the Americans acknowledge this truth, the sooner we can put an end to this chaos and mediate peace." Europeans expect more from Vance regarding Ukraine.
Russia started its armed conflict against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The USA is the largest supporter of Ukraine. Trump himself has repeatedly claimed that he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. However, he has never revealed any details for this claim.
- Sergej Lavrov, pleased by J.D. Vance's statement about not caring about Ukraine before the conflict, expressed hope that his stance would lead to an end to arms supply to Ukraine.
- Amidst his rise in the Republican Party, Vance, once a Trump critic, now aligns with Trump and opposes the billions of US aid to Ukraine, which was attacked by Russia.
- Despite his past indifference towards Ukraine, Vance later criticized the Biden administration for lacking an effective plan to win the war and called for peace mediation, which gained attention from Europeans.
