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JD Vance Urges Europe to Invest in Defense and Reassess Security Dependency

The U.S. Vice President calls for European strategic independence, critiques Zelensky's rhetoric, and emphasizes understanding in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the US military's Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025 in Pituffik, Greenland.
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Overview

  • JD Vance criticized Europe for relying heavily on U.S. military support, calling for increased defense spending and greater strategic independence.
  • He highlighted that most European nations, aside from Britain, France, and Poland, have underinvested in their defense capabilities.
  • Vance dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's claim that he was justifying Russian actions, calling such remarks 'absurd' and counterproductive.
  • The Vice President stressed the importance of understanding the strategic objectives of both Russia and Ukraine to facilitate a resolution to the ongoing conflict.
  • Vance linked Europe's reliance on U.S. security to past strategic failures, arguing that greater European independence could have prevented the Iraq War.