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JD Vance pick adds to European fears over Trump presidency

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Diplomats and politicians voice concern over Vance's repeated criticism of US aid to Ukraine.

JD Vance pick adds to European fears over Trump presidency

European politicians and diplomats had already prepared for changes to their relationship with the US in the event of a second Donald Trump presidency.

Now that the Republican candidate has chosen Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate, those differences appear even more stark on prospects for the war in Ukraine, security and trade.

A vocal critic of US aid to Ukraine, Mr Vance told this year’s Munich Security Conference that Europe should wake up to the US having to “pivot” its focus to East Asia.

"The American security blanket has allowed European security to atrophy," he said.

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