Vance accuses Ukraine of meddling in US, Hungarian elections

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has said that elements of Ukraine's security services allegedly tried to interfere in elections in the United States and are doing the same in Hungary.

"Yes, we certainly are aware that there are elements within the Ukrainian intelligence services that try to put their thumb on the scale of American elections, Hungarian elections. This is just what they do. This is part of the cost of doing business within some elements of their system," Vance said at a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday.

He said he meant alleged attempts by the Ukrainian side to interfere in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

"There were people in the Ukrainian system who were campaigning with the Democrats literally in the weeks before the presidential election where Donald Trump won very comfortably in November of 2024. So I'm aware of that staff, but, you know, I do not think Viktor lets that stuff get to him. I do not let that stuff get to me. We're here to try to solve the problems for the people that we represent. And whatever certain elements within the Ukrainian system think about me or think about anybody else, I really believe it is in the best interest of Ukraine, the best interest of Europe and Hungary, the best interest of the United States for this war to come to as rapid of a close as possible," he said.