Governor Josh Shapiro released a statement in reaction to the White House meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Shapiro’s statement read in part, “The Oval Office should be a place where we advance American values-not where we retreat from them. When the President and Vice President attacked President Zelenskyy today, they served to undermine the safety and security of America and our national security interests. I support a diplomatic end to this war. Achieving this requires an honest reckoning of who started the war and who the aggressor is, and to that question, there is only one answer: Russia.” After the meeting and outburst, Zelenskyy was asked to leave the White House without signing a minerals deal with the United States.