Well, the US stopped Ukraine funding because of it, so seems it was a bad thing for them.

Yes, because the bullies (Trump, Musk) have allied with the bully (Putin).

Zelensky correctly recognizes that appeasing bullies does not make the bullying stop. At best, it slightly delays the bullying.

Much of the US population desperately needs to reach the same recognition.

We collectively need to stop framing geopolitics in high school terms. It's embarrassing.

Finding the truth embarrassing doesn't make it not the truth. Geopolitics is basically high school bullying.