Overview

• Nate Vance, a former Marine who fought in Ukraine for over two years, criticized his cousin, Vice President J.D. Vance, for his remarks and actions during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• The Oval Office meeting, where J.D. Vance and President Trump accused Zelenskyy of being ungrateful, led to the suspension of U.S. military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
• Nate Vance described the incident as a 'malicious ambush' and accused the U.S. administration of playing into Russian interests, calling Trump and J.D. Vance 'Putin's useful idiots.'
• Despite their familial ties, Nate expressed disappointment over J.D.'s lack of interest in his firsthand experiences in Ukraine, stating he had attempted multiple times to contact him during the war.
• Nate Vance, who served with the Ukrainian paramilitary unit Da Vinci Wolves, plans to publish a memoir about his time in the conflict and continues to advocate for U.S. support of Ukraine.