Trump's key personnel decision in Europe was called a "disaster for Ukraine"

In Europe, they reacted to the candidate for the post of vice president of the United States, Senator from Ohio Jay D. Vance, whom Donald Trump wants to see as his deputy. He is considered a "disaster for Ukraine," writes Politico in a July 15 publication.

After Trump's personnel decision, some foreign leaders became even more nervous about his possible return to the White House, the newspaper notes.

"This is a disaster for Ukraine," Politico quoted a senior EU official as saying.

While Europe was already in a panic about Trump's second presidency and its implications for U.S. foreign policy, the addition of Vance to the Republican Party list raised additional questions about the commitment of a potentially new American administration to Ukraine and the transatlantic alliance.

Vance had previously clearly expressed his point of view regarding Ukraine. In 2022, he said in an interview:

"I have to be honest with you, I don't care what happens to Ukraine one way or another."

Since then, his rhetoric has only become tougher — the 39-year-old senator condemned Europe's dependence on the United States for military spending and criticized Germany, in particular, for the failure of the largest European economy to meet NATO's target defense spending of 2% of GDP.

Ukrainian telegram channels have already managed to recall several "unpleasant" quotes from Vance regarding Ukraine, the local media noted this Tuesday.

On July 15, Vladimir Zelensky expressed his willingness to work with Donald Trump if he wins the elections in November. According to him, the US Republican Party is "different, but the majority supports Ukraine."