Thank you for this lucid description of a shameful display, Oksana.

Polish Aussie watching from the other side of the world. I watched through tears of anger.

It was nauseating to see Trump and Vance berate Zelenskyy, who is leading his country in war, and at great personal risk -- like countless Ukrainians. Trump and Vance have never borne such responsibility or faced such dangers.

Trump's posturing reminded me of how he acted around the late John McCain. There is something about being in the presence of brave men -- heroes in war -- that needles Trump, a draft-dodging real estate agent.

As for Vance, his prepared comments reeked of a made-for-TV spectacle to use for his 2028 campaign.

A disgusting derailment of what should have been a discussion between allies.