https://news.sky.com/story/jd-vance-denies-insulting-british-troops-over-random-country-jibe-13321190
JD Vance has hit back at criticism after saying a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine would be "20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years".
The US vice president was accused of "disrespecting" British forces who served alongside the US in Iraq and Afghanistan, with a former veterans minister branding him a "clown" who needs to "check his privilege".
JD Vance 回擊了批評,稱烏克蘭潛在的維和部隊將是「來自某個 30 或 40 年沒有打過仗的國家的 20,000 名士兵」。
美國副總統被指控“不尊重”在伊拉克和阿富汗與美國並肩作戰的英國軍隊,一位前退伍軍人部長稱他為“小丑”,需要“檢查自己的特權”。
Although the UK and France are the only countries to have pledged troops to a potential peacekeeping force, Mr Vance said the suggestion he was referring to those two allies is "absurdly dishonest".
"I don't even mention the UK or France in the clip, both of whom have fought bravely alongside the US over the last 20 years, and beyond," he said in a post on X.
儘管英國和法國是唯一承諾向潛在維和部隊派遣部隊的國家,但萬斯表示,他指的是這兩個盟友的說法「極度不誠實」。
他在 X 上的一篇帖子中表示:“我什至沒有在視頻中提及英國或法國,這兩個國家在過去 20 年及以後的時間裡一直與美國並肩作戰。有許多國家自願(私下或公開)提供支持,但他們既沒有戰場經驗,也沒有軍事裝備來做任何有意義的事情。”