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J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance is an American politician who was elected vice-president of the US in 2024, as the running mate of former president Donald Trump. Vance, who was elected as a US senator from Ohio in 2022, wrote the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy.
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2 Aug 1984
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United States of America vice-president
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Vance’s Greenland trip puts spotlight on US space base at the top of the world

The remote Arctic facility protects the US against threats from Russia – the shortest route for Moscow’s missiles is via the North Pole.

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Trump insists US must have Greenland, as Vance trip stokes anger

Plans for the US vice-president’s visit have already been scaled down amid backlash from local and Danish authorities.

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Denmark welcomes US change of plans for J.D. Vance’s Greenland visit

Washington will limit a US delegation’s visit to Greenland to a US military base after Vice-President J.D. Vance’s plans sparked criticism.

J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, stand on stage on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2024. Photo: AFP
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Denmark PM vows to ‘resist’ US ‘pressure’ on Greenland

‘This is clearly not a visit that is about what Greenland needs or wants,’ Frederiksen said ahead of a US delegation’s trip to the territory.

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US texts reveal disdain for ‘freeloading’ Europe amid Yemen strikes planning

Messages between Vance and Hegseth highlight how they believe European allies were ‘freeloading’ off US efforts to hit the Houthis.

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Who is US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s cousin, Nate – who criticised his relative?

Ukraine’s leader hoped to discuss a mineral-resources deal as part of a ceasefire with Russia that Donald Trump was to broker, but the meeting went downhill when Vance demanded gratitude.

Former US Marine Nate Vance (left) and his cousin, US Vice-President J.D. Vance. Photos: CNN/YouTube, Reuters
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Vance takes jab at Zelensky for ‘needling’ Trump during White House fracas

The US vice-president says the Ukrainian leader ‘showed a clear unwillingness to engage in the peace process’ pushed by Trump.

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US President Donald Trump and his deputy J.D. Vance (right) have a testy exchange with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky (left) at the White House on February 28. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
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In Trump’s Zelensky takedown, Vance puts his stamp on ‘America First’ policy

The clash with the Ukrainian president was the latest bold foray by Vance into pushing US foreign policy sharply away from internationalism.

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US President Donald Trump and his deputy J.D. Vance (right) have a testy exchange with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky (left) at the White House on February 28. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
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How Trump’s growing frustration with Zelensky ended in fiery showdown

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US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky (right) at the White House on February 28. Photo: ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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China’s support for a rules-based order, in contrast to recent US policies under Trump, indicates Beijing is now the more reliable partner.

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Pressuring European allies and Ukraine to make concessions without including them in the peace process will only strain relations.

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‘Old days are over’: Trump’s rush for deal with Putin puts EU in a corner

Europe faces a desperate race to agree on plans for Ukraine’s security following J.D. Vance’s blistering attack on the bloc’s values.

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The Ukrainian president meets J.D. Vance, who assures him the Trump administration is seeking a ‘lasting’ peace between Kyiv and Moscow.

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