Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has picked JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate, which will likely worry officials in Ukraine given Vance's views. Vance is a proponent of Trump's "America First" policy and is skeptical of U.S. intervention abroad. He has opposed more aid for Ukraine and said Kyiv may need to cede land to Russia to achieve peace. As a Marine veteran, Vance doubts Russia's ability to conquer Europe but has said Putin has not shown ambitions beyond Ukraine yet. In an FT op-ed, Vance argued Europe relies too much on the U.S. for defense and should take more responsibility for aiding Ukraine itself.