"One of the things I'm proudest that we've done in this administration is we've told Europe that if you want to buy weapons, you can, but the United States is not buying weapons and sending them to Ukraine anymore," Vance said.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on April 14 that he is proud of Washington cutting off funding to Ukraine amid Russian aggression, listing it among the Trump administration’s top achievements.

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Athens, Georgia, Vance recalled being confronted by a Ukrainian-American over his calls to halt funding for Ukraine.

“And this person got really agitated at me because I was saying we should stop funding the Ukraine war,” Vance said.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Knowing that Ukraine gave up its nukes in exchange for permanent protection from the US, I can understand the “agitation”. I’d be pissed.

    • 8oow3291d@feddit.dkOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      in exchange for permanent protection from the US

      The Budapest Memorandum did not contain such a security guarantee.

        • 8oow3291d@feddit.dkOPEnglish
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          2 months ago

          While it did not spell out permanent protection

          If a treaty does not spell out permanent protection, then it does not give permanent protection. That is not how treaties work. It is not a “valid interpretation” to pretend a treaty gives guarantees that it does not specify.

          • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            2 months ago

            The guarantee is a permanent protection from their actions, not permanent protection from others action or a requirement for assistance. You are either purposely being obtuse here or just disingenuous.

            My guess is you are a Russian apologist.