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.

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    9 hours ago

    Let’s say you’re arrival, and the United Kingdom suddenly wants to rule over you. Would you accept this change?

    Or if you’re South American - should Spain be in control?

    All autonomous countries that exists now should stay that way. No other country should invade and take control.

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      9 hours ago

      Right, I agree with that. The wording of the post makes it seem as though Russia shouldn’t be allowed to reestablish a union of countries through any means.

      The Soviet Union was entered voluntarily. Ukraine was the first member nation.

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        5 hours ago

        The Soviet Union was forged through wars. Especially the states in the Caucasus did not enter voluntarily. Or rather, their initial governments after independence didn’t enter voluntarily.