Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting
Vice President Kamala Harris says calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia are “dangerous and unacceptable.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory for the sake of peace with Moscow as “dangerous and unacceptable.”
The Democratic presidential nominee spoke alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as she unleashed the veiled criticism of Republican candidate Donald Trump's push for Ukraine to quickly cut a deal to end the war.
“They are not proposals for peace,” Harris said. “Instead they are proposals for surrender.”
Her comments were a reminder of the high stakes for the war effort in this year's election. Trump, for his part, has criticized U.S. assistance for Ukraine, praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and faulted Zelenskyy for the ongoing bloodshed.
