Vance snaked his way in first to the row between Trump and Zelenskyy, his second intrusion this month after Munich

Summary

JD Vance’s confrontational role in Friday’s Oval Office clash with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy became a flashpoint for the US-European relationship.

Vance provoked Zelenskyy by accusing him of leading “propaganda tours,” escalating tensions before Trump joined in.

Critics suggest this confrontation was deliberately orchestrated to damage US-Ukraine relations, noting immediate and synchronized Republican messaging afterward.

European officials backed Zelenskyy while expressing concern that the US is siding with Putin. Following the meeting, Trump officials indicated they might cut all military aid to Ukraine, marking a potential collapse of the transatlantic alliance.

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
    36·
    8 days ago

    European officials backed Zelenskyy while expressing concern that the US is siding with Putin. Following the meeting, Trump officials indicated they might cut all military aid to Ukraine, marking a potential collapse of the transatlantic alliance.

    I think it would do the global community a lot of good to simply cut the States off from any resources, all trade, and any aid they need from us (like helping put out their damn fires!).

    If the rapist in chief thinks his country is the only country that matters, let them experience the next four years in a complete global blackout.

    Maybe then this jackass will realize that the States needs the world more than the world needs the States.

    • takeda@lemm.ee
      8·
      8 days ago

      EU still needs resources from US though. Remember the Russian gas they were so dependent before 2022? It was largely replaced with American gas.