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FILE - President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters.
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The relationship between the United States and Ukraine is careening toward a possible breaking point. Moscow has been strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russian sanctions and a deal to buy Russian diesel fuel. Kyiv says it has been undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones and the intelligence it usually gets from the U.S. The new low threatens to tip the balance of the war to Russia's favor and imperil American security interests around the globe. Experts say that Trump still has time to change course with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He's done it before.
The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones during the war. Trump is meanwhile hoping $5,000 checks can boost Republican turnout in November’s midterm elections. And a federal judge on Monday questioned the Trump administration’s claims about its efforts to redevelop a historic Washington golf course, challenging its contention that a recent tree-cutting spree did not indicate work was moving forward on the project, which is temporarily blocked by a court order.
