US Vice President J.D. Vance called the dispute with Volodymyr Zelensky, which took place in the Oval Office of the White House in February, good for Americans.
Commenting in an interview with USA Today on the scandal that unfolded during the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Zelensky on February 28, Vance said that “people sometimes disagree“. “Would I like to see a public argument in the Oval Office? Not necessarily”, the US vice president noted. At the same time, he stressed that “it was useful for the Americans to see this“.
“There are many points of contact between the United States and Ukraine“, Vance continued, adding that “sometimes the countries have some disagreements“. At the same time, he stated the position that in relations between the United States and Ukraine he “has always been concerned not so much about the Ukrainians as about the American side and, in particular, about the actions of the administration of Trump's predecessor Joe Biden“.
According to Vance, during Biden's term, Zelensky received billions of dollars from the United States “without a real purpose, without real diplomacy“. He noted that Biden “had no plan to end the conflict“. According to Vance, Ukraine has become a “bottomless pit where the US throws money after a problem arises without a plan to solve it“.
Vance also said that the Ukrainian conflict has reached a stage where “continuing the fighting does not bring anything to the Russians, and the Ukrainians do not achieve anything“. According to him, “it would be better for everyone, including the United States“, if “the killings stop and this conflict ends with a peaceful settlement“.
The US vice president noted that he and Trump had several “good conversations“ with Zelensky and “intend to continue working for peace“. “Despite a number of disagreements, we certainly want to protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine. "We don't want Russia to take over the whole country," he said.