<body><div> WASHINGTON — 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 made her comments as she stood alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and they served as a thinly veiled criticism of suggestions from Republican candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, that Ukraine should quickly cut a deal to end the war. "They are not proposals for peace," Harris said. "Instead they are proposals for surrender." Her comments served as 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. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure class="inline-asset inline-editorial-image"><a href="https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/aptopix-harris-us-ukraine/image_e3e23a31-c60c-5f29-bdd0-08d3bdb10a7b.html" rel="nofollow"></a><figcaption><h2><a href="https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/aptopix-harris-us-ukraine/image_e3e23a31-c60c-5f29-bdd0-08d3bdb10a7b.html" rel="nofollow"> APTOPIX Harris US Ukraine </a></h2> Vice President Kamala Harris, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday in the vice president's ceremonial office in Washington. </figcaption></figure> Trump said he will meet with Zelenskyy in New York on Friday after days of questions over whether the two leaders will sit down with each other. Harris' remarks were among the most expansive on her foreign policy vision since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket two months ago. She rejected calls for the U.S. to walk away from its international role and warned that potential aggressors could be emboldened if Putin emerges victorious. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "The United States supports Ukraine not out of charity, but because it's in our strategic interest," Harris said. Trump responded to Harris in a statement saying that "I'm the only one who can get the war stopped." Referring to Harris and President Joe Biden, he said, "they have big blood on their hands — and there is no end in sight." <figure class="inline-asset inline-editorial-image"><a href="https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/biden-us-ukraine/image_3d641418-944a-5861-acaf-fd6663f54595.html" rel="nofollow"></a><figcaption><h2><a href="https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/biden-us-ukraine/image_3d641418-944a-5861-acaf-fd6663f54595.html" rel="nofollow"> Biden US Ukraine </a></h2> U.S. President Joe Biden, right, listens Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Zelenskyy's tumultuous relationship with Trump continued to deteriorate this week. Trump described the Ukrainian leader as "the greatest salesman on Earth" for securing U.S. support, and he complained that "we continue to give billions of dollars to a man who refuses to make a deal" to end the war. Trump's message dovetails with Russian propaganda that claims intransigence by Kyiv — not aggression from Moscow — has prolonged the bloodshed. Zelenskyy was in Washington to present the White House and Congress with his plans for reaching an endgame in the war by improving Ukraine's chances on the battlefield and its eventual leverage at the negotiating table. He's pushing to lift restrictions on using long-range Western weapons to strike targets deeper in Russian territory. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> No movement on this issue was evident during Zelenskyy's visit. However, Biden announced billions of dollars more in missiles, drones, ammunition and other supplies. The weapons include an additional Patriot missile defense battery and a new shipment of glide bombs that can be deployed from Western fighter jets, increasing their strike range. Biden pledged to ensure that all approved funding is disbursed before he leaves office, and he said he plans to convene a meeting with other world leaders focused on Ukraine's defense during a visit to Germany next month. "We stand with Ukraine, now and in the future," Biden said alongside Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. "Russia will not prevail. Ukraine will prevail." <figure class="inline-asset inline-editorial-image"><a href="https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/congress-ukraine/image_16787a21-535c-53c6-9014-d21c5c7bdabf.html" rel="nofollow"></a><figcaption><h2><a href="https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/congress-ukraine/image_16787a21-535c-53c6-9014-d21c5c7bdabf.html" rel="nofollow"> Congress Ukraine </a></h2> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, gestures Thursday after a closed meeting with lawmakers in the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington. </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Ukrainian officials are anxious to maintain good relations with whomever becomes the next president of the United States, which is its biggest and most important provider of arms, money and other support. The effort risks slipping into the political blender of the presidential campaign, polarizing the discussion around a war that used to be a bipartisan cause célèbre in Washington. About two thirds of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine, compared with one third of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, according to a Pew Research Center poll conducted in July. Americans are also split on which presidential candidate would do a better job handling the war. An AP-NORC poll from August found that about one-third of Americans said they trusted Harris more, while a similar share said the same about Trump. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> On Thursday, Zelenskyy found some bipartisan support as he visited Capitol Hill, where he was greeted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Sen. Lindsay Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said Zelenskyy asked to use long-range weapons, such as British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles or U.S.-made ATACMS, for "maximum benefit to bring Putin to the table" and increase Ukraine's negotiating position. "If we don't make that fundamental choice this week, I think the outcome for Ukraine is dire," Graham said. <figure class="inline-asset inline-editorial-image"><a href="https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/un-general-assembly-ukraine/image_72ebf63c-1067-5add-8ddd-16e5120bd015.html" rel="nofollow"></a><figcaption><h2><a href="https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/un-general-assembly-ukraine/image_72ebf63c-1067-5add-8ddd-16e5120bd015.html" rel="nofollow"> UN General Assembly Ukraine </a></h2> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives Wednesday to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters. </figcaption></figure> Administration officials are skeptical of Zelenskyy's request, believing the weapons could have limited benefits but increase the risk of escalating the conflict. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, said senators gave Zelenskyy advice on how to persuade Biden to loosen restrictions. Rep. Jim Himes, another Connecticut Democrat and the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Zelenskyy wanted "more, faster." "He was politely frustrated," Himes said, and specifically requested more Patriot missile defenses as Russia escalates strikes on Ukraine's cities and energy grid before the winter. Zelenskyy faces a much more tense situation with Trump. The latest round of sniping started on Sunday, when The New Yorker published an interview with Zelenskyy in which he criticized JD Vance, Trump's running mate, as "too radical" for suggesting that Ukraine needs to give up some territory to end the war. 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WASHINGTON — 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.\"

Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting

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WASHINGTON — 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."