U.S. presidential candidate Ramaswami referred to Zelensky as a “Nazi” and criticized the Ukrainian government

In the United States, new debates featuring potential Republican presidential candidates, including Vivek Ramaswami, Ron DeSantis, and Nikki Haley, took place. The topic of Ukraine was raised during the discussion.

This information reported by The New York Times.

The channel noted that Donald Trump, the most popular candidate, did not participate in the event. Nonetheless, the candidates had “sharp disagreements about whether the United States should continue to support Ukraine.”

Young entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswami criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky extensively and accused Ukraine of “harboring Nazism and anti-democratic beliefs.”

“They are trying to portray this as some kind of battle between good and evil. Don’t buy into it,” Ramaswami said.

Nikki Haley challenged him, stating that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would salivate at the thought of someone like Ramaswami becoming president. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie agreed, saying, “Let’s remember the last time we turned our back on a brutal war in Europe. It bought us only a couple of years. Then 500,000 Americans were killed in Europe to defeat Hitler. That’s not a choice.”

On the other hand, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott proposed discussing border security with Mexico instead of Ukraine and expressed doubts about the need to continue U.S. support for Ukraine.

DeSantis said, “We’re not going to send your sons and daughters to Ukraine. I’m going to send troops to our southern border.”

Vivek Ramaswami had previously stated that he would recognize Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine for the sake of peace.