The United States Vice President, JD Vance, has warned President Volodymyr Zelensky that he would regret “badmouthing” President Donald Trump.
Vance said criticising Trump was an incredibly bad move, emphasising that the remark made by the US president was not based on “Russian disinformation” but on informed intelligence.
Trump had accused Zelenskyy of deceiving the US into participating in a war with Russia that “can’t be won.”
In response, Zelensky described Trump as living in an “age of disinformation.”
However, Vance argued that former President Joe Biden’s administration had given Zelensky too much leeway.
In a statement, Vance said: “Zelensky was given too much leeway by the previous administration, in which he was able to walk all over Biden to get what he wanted.
“The idea that Zelensky is going to change the president’s mind by badmouthing him in public media—everyone who knows the president will tell you that is an atrocious way to deal with this administration.
“We obviously love the Ukrainian people. We admire the bravery of the soldiers, but we also believe this war needs to come to a rapid close.
“That is the policy of the President of the United States. It is not based on Russian disinformation. It is based on the fact that Donald Trump, I think, knows a lot about geopolitics, has a very strong view, and has held that view for a very long time.”
