Zelensky celebrated in London but criticized again in Washington

JD Vanceu.S. Vice President

Offer some words of appreciation for the United States of America and the president who's trying to save your country."

In one of numerous barbed exchanges, U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Zelensky

Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity must be defended,

Swinney said in a separate social media post

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

I thank the people and government of the United Kingdom for their tremendous support from the very beginning of this war. We are happy to have such strategic partners and to share the same vision of what a secure future should look like for all."

Zelensky wrote on X, formerly Twitter, after his meeting with Starmer

We've all been worried about you and thinking about your country,

the king said at the time

Keir Starmerprime Minister

I'm not going to be diverted by the SNP or others trying to ramp up the rhetoric."

But Starmer said