Former Vice President Mike Pence said his “former running mate,” among others in the Republican Party presidential nomination chase, are missing the significance of the U.S. coming to the aid of Ukraine.
Pence has been more hawkish on U.S. commitments to Ukraine, joining campaign rivals former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in voicing support for greater assistance, shy of putting U.S. troops on the ground. He said President Joe Biden has failed to explain what’s at stake and America’s national interests in the war.
“It’s in our national interest to contain Russian aggression,” he told The Star. “It also sends a tremendously important message to China that is continuing its military provocations in the Asia Pacific.”