WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in reaction to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s tumultuous meeting in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: 

“Today’s staged Oval Office dressing down of an American ally was a disgrace. President Trump and Vice President Vance’s behavior left the world with no question that the Trump Administration stands with Putin. That’s far from the message President Zelenskyy received this morning when a bipartisan group of colleagues and I met with him and said that America will not abandon the people of Ukraine as they defend their country against Russia’s unjust invasion. 

“President Trump’s actions are dangerous for Ukraine, dangerous for Europe, and dangerous for the United States. We need to stand with our allies—not shout at them.” 

^{Senator Welch meets with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Washington, D.C., February 28, 2025}

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