Russian President Vladimir Putin is more a “competitor” or “adversary” to the U.S. than an enemy, Republican Senator and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance said in an interview with NBC News on Oct. 27. Vance’s comments come just over one week before the U.S. presidential election, which carries high stakes for the future of American military support to Ukraine. “I think that he’s clearly an adversary. He is a competitor,” Vance told NBC News when asked if he considers Putin an ally or enemy. “But I think that we also have to be smart about diplomacy, too. Just because we don’t like somebo…