Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has openly refuted Donald Trump’s recent statements suggesting that Ukraine was responsible for starting the war.
The Republican made his stance clear in a post on social media platform X, Ukrinform reports.
“Mr. President, Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The road to peace must be built on the truth,” Pence said.
He also included a link to a Fox News report highlighting that “Russian forces invaded Ukraine […] by land, air and sea in the largest military attack of one state against another on the European continent since the Second World War.” Notably, one of the anchors covering this invasion at the time was Pete Hegseth, who now serves as the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched an attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a “comedian” and a “dictator” while accusing him of refusing to hold elections. Trump also alleged that Zelensky had “talked the United States of America into spending $350 billion, to go into a war that couldn’t be won, that never had to start.”
Source: Pence rejects Trump's claims: 'Ukraine did not start this war'
