JD Vance's cousin, former volunteer fighter in Ukraine, condemns VP's 'ambush' of Zelensky

Yes, Vice President JD Vance's cousin Nate fought in Ukraine for three years

Nate Vance spoke with several news outlets in early 2025 following JD Vance's comments about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

JD Vance's Cousin, a Ukraine War Veteran, Calls VP 'Putin's Useful Idiot'

History is not destiny. It is the choices we make when history calls that define us. Two men, bound by blood but divided by war, politics, and conviction, prove this truth with every step they take. Nate Vance fought in Ukraine, where every inch of ground was paid for in blood. JD Vance, his first cousin, spoke of it from behind a polished lectern. But words from power do more than shape policy. They decide who gets the weapons to fight—and who …

JD Vance reacts to his cousin badmouthing him over Ukraine: ‘Toughest guy I knew’

Vice President JD Vance brushed aside his cousin Nate's withering criticism of his stance on Ukraine and treatment of President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last month.

The Brief – The threat from without

Europe's gravest economic threat may not come, as JD Vance suggested, "from within" – but from the US.

Nate Vance, a cousin of US Vice President JD Vance, spent three years volunteering in the Ukrainian army after the war in Ukraine began. He has now decided to share his thoughts on the suspension of military aid to Ukraine and the actions of both his relative and US President Donald Trump, calling both of them "useful idiots" of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

What JD Vance thinks about cousin calling him and Trump 'Vladimir Putin's useful idiots'

Vice President JD Vance gave a statement to Fox News Digital responding to his cousin Nate's recent comments about the Trump administration's Ukraine stance.