{"id":1960306,"date":"2023-06-29T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-makes-surprise-visit-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-2\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:00:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:00:36","slug":"mike-pence-makes-surprise-visit-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-makes-surprise-visit-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence surprises Ukraine with visit to meet Zelensky."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-pence-makes-surprise-visit-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Vice President Mike Pence Meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Vice President Mike Pence \/ Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Former vice president Mike Pence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/mike-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles 'Anonymous' Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">pence<\/a>-volodymr-zelenskyy-surprise-trip-ukraine-rcna91763?taid=649d96d9f25e2d0001bae8b1&#038;utm_campaign=trueanthem&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter&#8221;>met<\/a> with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday morning to reaffirm his commitment to defending Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Ever since the days of Ronald Reagan, the American people have always stood with those who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oc-sheriff-refuses-to-release-1800-dangerous-inmates-including-murderers-and-child-molesters-after-judges-order\/\" title=\"OC Sheriff Refuses to Release 1,800 Dangerous Inmates \u2013 Including Murderers and Child Molesters \u2013 After Judge\u2019s Order\">fought back<\/a> to defend their own freedom,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;I do believe that the majority of Republicans and the majority of Americans still hold to that cause of freedom.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Support for Ukraine remains high among Americans. A recent poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2023\/06\/25\/poll-finds-continued-public-support-for-ukraine-taiwan-aid\/\">found<\/a> that 76 percent of Americans believe that a Ukrainian victory is in the interest of the United States. Fifty-nine percent, meanwhile, believe that America should continue to financially support the war effort in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to NBC, Pence said that he traveled to Ukraine because &#8220;it\u2019s important that the American people understand the progress that we<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-people-were-vicious-i-saw-all-kinds-of-illegal-behavior-michigan-election-witness-who-saw-4-am-illegal-ballot-drop-for-biden-speaks-out-video\/\" title=\"\"These People Were Vicious - I Saw All Kinds of Illegal Behavior\" - Michigan Election Witness Who Saw 4 AM Illegal Ballot Drop for Biden Speaks Out (VIDEO)\">\u2019ve made<\/a> and how support for the Ukrainian military has been in our national interest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I truly do believe that now, more than ever, we need leaders in our country who will articulate the importance of American leadership in the world,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Not all Republican candidates have been so warm to Ukraine. Former president Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-65573756\">signaled<\/a> that he might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parent-group-calls-on-teachers-union-head-to-denounce-anti-semitic-statements\/\" title=\"Parent Group Calls On Teachers\u2019 Union Head To Denounce Anti-Semitic Statements\">cut aid<\/a> to Ukraine, though he also claimed he would end the war in 24 hours. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, meanwhile, initially <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ron-desantis-ukraine-republicans-2024-f44acc03f772f393b7f8d452ee26508a\">stated<\/a> that protecting Ukraine was not a &#8220;vital&#8221; American interest, though has since changed his tune and adopted a more hawkish stance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that Ukraine&#8217;s fight for freedom and sovereignty is a just cause, and the United States will continue to support them in their efforts.&#8221; Pence emphasized the importance of a strong partnership between the two nations and expressed his confidence in Ukraine&#8217;s ability to overcome challenges and build a prosperous future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":1960307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}