Mike Pence makes comments during a roundtable discussion at NC Biotechnology Center where Phase-III trials for a Coronavirus vaccine are underway in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP)

In an interview with the Hugh Hewitt Show, former Vice President and current Presidential candidate Mike Pence said Russia's special military operation in Ukraine extends beyond being just warfare, rather, he described it as being "evil".

Pence said it was necessary to send military aid to Ukraine so that the US would not have to face Russia in war, and promised that if he was to be elected president, he would ensure Kiev would receive whatever military aid needed to counteract the Russian forces.

"I have no doubt that if Vladimir Putin overran Ukraine, it would not be too long, Hugh, before the Russian military crossed a border where we would have to send our fighting men and women to fight against them," Pence said.

Pence affirmed his belief in Ronald Reagan's doctrine that "if you’re willing to fight the enemies of the United States on your soil, we’ll give you the means to fight them there so our men and women in uniform don’t have to fight them."

Back in early June, former US Vice President Mike Pence announced his candidacy early in June for the 2024 Republican presidential race, rivaling former President Donald Trump.

A poll conducted by CNN/SSRS revealed that 36% of US citizens, who were sampled, do not consider either incumbent US President Joe Biden or former US President Donald Trump as favorable presidential candidates in the 2024 US presidential elections.

The poll, published on June 20, indicated that 33% still preferred Trump over Biden, while 32% supported Biden over Trump if they had to make such a decision.

According to CNN/SSRS, the poll surveyed 1,350 US adults between June 13 till 17 with a margin of error of 3.4 at the 95% confidence level.