J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance is an American politician and venture capitalist, a member of the Republican Party, who has served as Vice President of the United States since 2025 in the administration of Donald Trump. Before that he represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 2023 to 2025. He first drew national attention with his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," a book about growing up in the Appalachian Rust Belt, and has since become a prominent voice in the populist wing of the Republican Party associated with Trump's positions on immigration, trade and foreign policy.
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US Vice President Vance Opposes Ukraine Joining NATO
US Vice President J.D. Vance said Ukraine should not join NATO and does not have a formal alliance agreement with the United States. He also urged Kyiv to stop attacking Russian energy facilities, arguing that strikes on diesel production raise energy prices for Americans, while saying the two countries will remain partners on some issues despite disagreements on others.