US Vice President Kamala Harris said that her rival in the election race, Donald Trump, is ready to capitulate on the issue of the conflict in Ukraine, and also seeks to reduce Washington's involvement in international affairs, TASS reported.
„Let us clarify this issue, especially regarding Ukraine. "Donald Trump's approach will mean capitulation," she said during a speech in Michigan. Harris also said that she has already met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seven times.
The candidate for president of the Democratic Party declared against the “concept of isolation“ in American foreign policy. “Isolationism is exactly what Donald Trump wants: to leave NATO, to leave our friends. Isolationism is not a defense. It will not protect us from harm to national security”, she said.
Harris also believes that Trump is susceptible to manipulation by the leaders of other countries. “It is clear that he has been manipulated with praise, including from dictators and authoritarian leaders around the world,”, she said.
Previously, Trump in an interview on the PBD podcast said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was responsible for starting the conflict and should have prevented it. He called the Ukrainian president one of the greatest businessmen he had ever seen, taking home more than $100 billion after every visit to the US. Trump noted that he felt very sorry for the Ukrainians and would like to help them. However, according to the Republican presidential candidate, “Zelensky should never have allowed this war to start”. Trump also called the conflict a "losing war". and added that “Ukraine is no longer the Ukraine it used to be.“