Posted 4/14/2024, 5:23:00 PM
Tapper Presses Vance on Ukraine War Comments, Advocacy for Defensive Stance
- CNN's Jake Tapper presses J.D. Vance on claims he wants Ukraine to surrender to Russia
- Vance denies wanting Ukraine to surrender, says US is "stretched too thin" to aid multiple allies
- Vance advocates for Ukraine taking a "defensive posture" rather than counteroffensives
- Tapper notes Ukraine's counteroffensive is within their own territory, not Russian land
- Vance says Ukraine should focus on defensive strategies that "might actually work" rather than counteroffensives