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Vice President JD Vance gave his perspective on the dispute widely seen last week at the White House among presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyysaying that it all began when his answer to the question of a journalist established the Ukrainian leader “.
“I think there was a certain sense of, there was a lack of respect. There was a certain sense of law,” Vance said Monday in an interview about “Hannity”, the first from dust.
During the meeting at the Oval office, former Ohio senator explained the importance of dip To end the war of Russian President Vladimir Putin, when Zelenskyy asked him if he could track.
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He described the illegal annexation of Crimea de Russia in 2014, the previous failed peace agreements and a high fire of 2019 that was violated by the Kremlin.
“What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you talking? What do you mean?” Zelenskyy asked incredulous.
“I am talking about the type of diplomacy that will end with the destruction of your country,” Vance replied. “YO I think it’s disrespectful To enter the Oval office to try to litigate this in front of the US media … you must thank the president for trying to end this conflict. “
He then rebuked the Ukrainian leader for being ungrateful for American aid and questioned whether he had even said thanks during his meeting. Zelenskyy thanked the United States for their support several times in their X account and during a December 2022 speech to Congress.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an informative session with the press on July 8, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. (Mykola Tys/Global Images Ukraine through Getty Images)
Vance told the Fox News presenter Sean Hannity on Monday that he tried to calm the situation, claiming that he tried to have the conversation in private.
“The president was like, no, in reality, I no longer want to have it in private. I want to have This real conversation In public so that the American people see it, “said the vice president.
Trump and Zelenskyy dedicated themselves to a tense and unprecedented round trip, where the president said that the Ukrainian leader was “betting with World War II.”
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Trump wrote on his true social platform that his counterpart I could come back “When you are ready for peace.”
President Donald Trump greets from his vehicle when he arrives at Trump International Golf Club, on Monday, February 17, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
“The president has established a very clear objective for his administration. He wants the murder to stop. And I think it is very important that President Zelenskyy And, of course, President Putin too, both have to come to the negotiating table. And there is ultimately where things separated, “Vance explained.
“I really don’t care what President Zelenskyy says about me or anyone else. But he showed a clear lack of will to participate in the peace process that President Trump has said that it is the policy of the US people and its president.”
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“This cannot continue forever,” he continued. “There are not enough Ukrainian lives, there is not enough American money, and there is not enough ammunition to finance this indefinitely. The only realistic road to bring this to an agreement is the path of President Trump. We encourage both President Zelensky and President Putin to follow that path.”
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A Trump senior administration An official said to Fox News On Monday afternoon, he temporarily suspended all US military aid to Ukraine after the dispute until the president determines that the Ukrainians show a commitment to the peace negotiations in good faith.
