Tulsi Gabbard before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) (AP)
On Saturday, Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was seen hugging him and told local media on Sunday that he had spoken with Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron regarding the UK and France taking the reins on crafting a plan for peace that will eventually be presented to the U.S.
European leaders are meeting in London on Sunday to further discuss a peace plan.
Gabbard argued in her interview that "there's something fundamentally deeper here that shows a huge difference and divergence between" U.S. values and national security versus European countries offering continued support for the war.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference at the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
"You have the canceling of elections in Ukraine. You have political parties being silenced or even criminalized or thrown in prison. You have the freedom of religion, churches being shut down, you have political opposition being silenced, you have total government control of the media."
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"It really begs the question," she continued. "As Vice President Vance said again in Munich, it's clear that they're standing against Putin. Obviously, that's clear. But what are they actually really fighting for, and are they aligned with the values that they claim to hold in agreement with us? The values that President Trump and Vice President Vance are standing for, and those are the values of freedom, of peace and true security."
Zelenskyy's White House visit was cut short on Friday following the heated exchange, which included Vance asking the Ukraine leader about his gratitude for the U.S.'s assistance across the years, and Trump telling Zelenskyy that Ukraine will either make a deal with the U.S. or battle the war on their own.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer embraces and greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street in London on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
"I'm very thankful to Americans for all your support. You did a lot. I'm thankful to President Trump and to Congress for bipartisan support," he responded when asked about an apology. "You helped us a lot from the very beginning, during three years of full-scale invasion, you helped us to survive."
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"No, I respect the president, and I respect American people ... I think that we have to be very open and very honest, and I'm not sure that we did something bad," he added when asked again whether he believes he owes Trump an apology.
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