Zelensky calls JD Vance too radical ahead of potential meeting with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly bashed GOP vice presidential hopeful JD Vance as being “too radical” this week, ahead of a potential meeting with former President Donald Trump.Zelensky, 46, further blasted the blueprint Vance, 40, outlined to end the war in Ukraine, characterizing it as a push for Kyiv ” to give up our territories.”“He is too radical,” Zelensky said of Trump’s running mate pick during a lengthy interview with The New Yorker published Sunday.

“[Vance’s] message seems to be that Ukraine must make a sacrifice.This brings us back to the question of the cost and who shoulders it.

The idea that the world should end this war at Ukraine’s expense is unacceptable.”Vance had long been a skeptic of US military assistance to the besieged ally, contending the US lacks the necessary resources to help Ukraine compete in a munitions-intensive protracted war against Russia, particularly while Israel is still battling Hamas.Earlier this month, Vance outlined a blueprint to end the war during a radio interview — a plan that entailed the establishment of a special demilitarized zone between the two warring nations.

“It doesn’t join NATO, it doesn’t join some of these sort of allied institutions,” Vance further explained on “The Shawn Ryan Show.” “I think that’s ultimately what this looks like.”That plan sparked outrage in Ukraine.Trump, 78, himself, has crowed about how he would end the bloody war within 24 hours but has been very short on specifics.Trump spoke with Zelensky in July.

“For us, these are dangerous signals, coming as they do from a potential Vice-President.I should say that it hasn’t been like this with Trump.

He and I talked on the phone, and his message was as positive as it could be, from my point of view.‘I understand,’ ‘I will lend support,’ and so on,” Zelensky told the outlet.

“I don’t take Vance’s words seriously,” he added.Zelensky argued that if Vance’s pol...