Transmission port closed when using VPN

I am using Transmission for torrenting. I noticed that when the VPN is connected the port is listed (in Edit/Preferences/Network) as closed, but when the VPN is not connected it is open. Torrenting sometimes works like this, but I would like to understand what is happening and whether it can be improved. Ubuntu 20.04 Thanks

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