Methodically, the soldier responds to his cousin’s argument, stressing the benefits that the United States has gained from its involvement in the war, the good use of American equipment on the front lines… “I was disappointed. When JD justifies his distrust of Zelensky by the “reports” he has seen, I thought I was going to choke,” he says indignantly. “His own cousin was on the front lines. I could have told him the truth, without pretense, without personal interest. He never tried to find out more,” he sighs. However, Nate has tried several times to contact his cousin. “From Ukraine, reaching a senator is not easy,” he admits. “But I left messages at his office. I never heard from him,” the soldier laments.
As a Ukrainian, I feel compelled to say I am, in fact, extremely and unironically thankful to Mr. Vance for his service (idk what's his rank).
I know that his unit, "Honor" Company, 1 Assault Battalion "Da Vinci Wolves", has seen some of the worst fighting there was. It's not like he was hanging out in the 3rd echelon, or even Kyiv, making selfies and trying to pick up ladies.
BlackMarine on March 9th, 2025 at 20:27 UTC »
Source of photo and an article about him and his views in french
Not_a_N_Korean_Spy on March 9th, 2025 at 20:50 UTC »
From the article (thanks u/BlackMarine and u/Gdiworog):
Methodically, the soldier responds to his cousin’s argument, stressing the benefits that the United States has gained from its involvement in the war, the good use of American equipment on the front lines… “I was disappointed. When JD justifies his distrust of Zelensky by the “reports” he has seen, I thought I was going to choke,” he says indignantly. “His own cousin was on the front lines. I could have told him the truth, without pretense, without personal interest. He never tried to find out more,” he sighs. However, Nate has tried several times to contact his cousin. “From Ukraine, reaching a senator is not easy,” he admits. “But I left messages at his office. I never heard from him,” the soldier laments.
EDIT: https://archive.is/2025.03.09-202000/https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/nous-sommes-les-idiots-utiles-de-vladimir-poutine-nate-cousin-germain-de-jd-vance-et-combattant-volontaire-en-ukraine-20250309
0xnld on March 9th, 2025 at 21:47 UTC »
As a Ukrainian, I feel compelled to say I am, in fact, extremely and unironically thankful to Mr. Vance for his service (idk what's his rank).
I know that his unit, "Honor" Company, 1 Assault Battalion "Da Vinci Wolves", has seen some of the worst fighting there was. It's not like he was hanging out in the 3rd echelon, or even Kyiv, making selfies and trying to pick up ladies.
Дякую, пане Венс.