> Zaluzhny irefused to talk to JD Vance, who was looking for an alternative to Zelensky after the dispute in the White House, — The Guardian.

Vance's team wanted to organize a conversation with Zaluzhnyi just three days after the leaders' dispute in Washington,…
>…as "Vance and others from Trump's entourage were apparently looking for potential alternatives to the troubled Zelensky."

Moreover, when Zelensky flew to London after the Oval Office row to Starmer, Zaluzhnyi met him at the airport and posted a photo of them shaking hands on his social media.