Vice President of the United States Vance met with Zelenskyy to discuss the Ukraine-Russia conflict

The US Vice President Vance posted today (May 19) and said, "This afternoon, I met with President Zelenskyy and Secretary of State Rubio. Our two countries share a common goal, which is to end the unnecessary bloodshed conflict in Ukraine. We also discussed the latest progress in the ongoing ceasefire and durable peace talks."

Let's review the timeline: On February 28, Zelenskyy went to the White House to meet with US President Trump. During the meeting, Vance and Zelenskyy had serious disagreements, and the quarrel led to an unpleasant end of the meeting. On May 18, Vance and Zelenskyy achieved their first face-to-face contact after the quarrel at the Vatican Papal Inauguration Ceremony and shook hands with a smile. On May 19, Vance met with Zelenskyy to discuss issues related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

On February 28, Zelenskyy went to the White House to meet with US President Trump. During the meeting, Vance and Zelenskyy had serious disagreements, and the quarrel led to an unpleasant end of the meeting. On May 18, Vance and Zelenskyy achieved their first face-to-face contact after the quarrel at the Vatican Papal Inauguration Ceremony and shook hands with a smile. The next day, Vance posted that he met with Zelenskyy and Secretary of State Rubio and discussed issues related to Ukraine. This series of events has multiple implications:

Vance said that the common goal of the two countries is to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. In fact, the reason why the Trump administration wanted to quickly stop the fighting between Russia and Ukraine was that if they didn't stop, it would be difficult to promote the improvement of US-Russia relations, and the United States had the need to cooperate with Russia in some fields, such as lifting sanctions and rare earth cooperation. There are differences on territorial issues. The United States once proposed including Crimea in the Russian territory, while Ukraine firmly opposed it. Zelenskyy emphasized the integrity of Ukraine's sovereignty and believed that there was no room for negotiation on the issues of Crimea and eastern Ukraine, which were his red lines.

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