Nate Vance who also served in the Marines is VP JD Vance’s cousin. He finally spoke out about Trump and his Cousin’s stance on Ukraine.
Publicly condemning the Trump administration’s treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We are Vladimir Putins useful idiots, Nate
Vance told French newspaper Le Figaro, accusing his first cousin and the U.S. president of ambushing Zelensky in the Oval Office.
Nate Vance said he volunteered for Ukraine’s Da Vinci Wolves First Motorized Battalion after Russia’s full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022.
He said he was drawn to Ukraine by curiosity and a sense of adventure but also felt a strong urge to help.
“I could see that history was being written in front of me, and I wanted to be part of it,” he said.
Nate Vance said he fought in some of the war’s bloodiest battles, including those in Kupiansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Pokrovsk.
He said he returned from Ukraine in January before his cousins swearing-in as vice president, adding that it had become too risky to stay.
“I couldn’t take the risk of being captured,” he said.