{"id":2423794,"date":"2025-04-15T13:48:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-us-doesnt-morally-support-russia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:49:05","slug":"vance-says-us-doesnt-morally-support-russia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-us-doesnt-morally-support-russia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance says US doesn&#8217;t &#8216;morally support&#8217; Russia &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fvance-says-us-doesnt-morally-support-russia-washington-examiner%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=2423794&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--><p>The article discusses the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the differing perspectives from U.S. President donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The White House attributes responsibility for the invasion of Ukraine to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky himself, following Trump&#8217;s comments that Zelensky contributed to the conflict&#8217;s escalation. Trump highlighted that Zelensky&#8217;s pursuit of military aid is misguided, suggesting that starting a war against a considerably more powerful adversary is imprudent. Zelensky has expressed frustration with these claims, arguing that they align with Russian narratives that downplay the aggression of their military actions. Vice President JD Vance defends the U.S. position, asserting that acknowledging Russia&#8217;s strategic position does not equate to morally supporting their actions.Meanwhile, Trump has shown limited criticism of Putin while emphasizing the need for a peace deal to end the conflict. The article highlights the complexities of U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">foreign policy amid<\/a> the ongoing war and the contrasting viewpoints of its leaders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance says US doesn&rsquo;t &lsquo;morally support&rsquo; Russia after Trump blames Zelensky for &lsquo;millions of people dead&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2089948\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> is making clear that it holds both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responsible for the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Donald Trump<\/a> complained on Monday during a White House press conference with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele that Zelensky helped &ldquo;start&rdquo; the conflict and is &ldquo;always looking to purchase missiles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3380572\/british-steel-furnaces-material-us-china\/\">British Steel sources materials from US to keep furnaces running<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3380609\/jamieson-greer-dismisses-rumors-china-not-willing-to-negotiate\/\">Jamieson Greer dismisses rumors that China is not willing to negotiate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3380615\/china-suspends-boeing-orders-trump-trade-war-escalates\/\">China demands all Boeing orders to be suspended as trade war escalates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t start a war against someone 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles,&rdquo; Trump said when asked about Ukraine&rsquo;s intention to purchase munitions. &ldquo;When you start a war, you got to know you can win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance pause near the Oval Office after an event to welcome the 2025 College Football National Champions, the Ohio State University football team, on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The president specifically named Zelensky as one of &ldquo;three people&rdquo; who are responsible for &ldquo;millions of people dead&rdquo; in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s say Putin No. 1, let&rsquo;s say Biden who had no idea what the hell he was doing, No. 2, and [then]  Zelensky,&rdquo; Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky is growing increasingly frustrated with the administration&rsquo;s rhetoric accusing Ukraine of starting, prolonging, or otherwise contributing to the circumstances of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>An unexpected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian attack on Palm Sunday<\/a> killed 34 people, injuring an additional 117. It&rsquo;s the latest in an increasingly dire series of strikes on Ukraine as Russia continues to reclaim territory and push deeper into the nation&rsquo;s borders.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian president told CBS News in a weekend interview that he believes &ldquo;Russian narratives are prevailing in the U.S.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How is it possible to witness our losses and our suffering, to understand what the Russians are doing, and to still believe that they are not the aggressors, that they did not start this war?&rdquo; Zelensky told the outlet. &ldquo;This speaks to the enormous influence of Russia&rsquo;s information policy on America, on U.S. politics, and U.S. politicians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vice President JD Vance<\/a>, perhaps Zelensky&rsquo;s most high-profile critic in the White House, has pushed back on the Ukrainian leader&rsquo;s accusations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s sort of absurd for Zelensky to tell the [U.S.] government, which is currently keeping his entire government and war effort together, that we are somehow on the side of the Russians,&rdquo; Vance told Reuters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky answers media questions during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ioc-president-will-not-add-fuel-to-summer-olympics-cancellation-rumors\/\" title=\"IOC ... will \u2018not add fuel\u2019 to Summer Olympics cancellation rumors\">joint press conference<\/a> with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Michael Shtekel)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;That doesn&rsquo;t mean you morally support the Russian cause or that you support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a>, but you do have to try to understand what are their strategic red lines, in the same way that you have to try to understand what the Ukrainians are trying to get out of the conflict.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3377970\/witkoff-meets-putin-russia-peace-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WITKOFF MEETS PUTIN IN RUSSIA AS TRUMP SAYS TO &lsquo;GET MOVING&rsquo; ON PEACE DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has not been entirely forgiving toward Putin, describing himself as &ldquo;pissed off&rdquo; and telling envoys to &ldquo;get going&rdquo; on a peace deal, but has given the Russian leader a long leash despite the Kremlin&rsquo;s lack of urgency in ending the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it was terrible, and I was told [the Russians] made a mistake,&rdquo; Trump said of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3379146\/trump-russian-palm-sunday-attack-mistake-threatens-cbs-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Palm Sunday attack<\/a>. &ldquo;I think the whole war is a horrible thing. I think for that war to have started is an abuse of power this country would have never allowed to have started if I were president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2089948\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2089948\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance states the US doesn&#8217;t &#8216;morally support&#8217; Russia after Trump blames Zelensky for many deaths. 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