‘Zelenskyy should get someone else’: Trump open to Putin-Xi talks on Ukraine war

The U.S.-Ukraine partnership is on the brink of a potential collapse, with Russia bolstered by President Donald Trump's refusal to impose additional sanctions on the nation and Ukraine facing setbacks due to satellite disruptions impacting its drone operations in the ongoing conflict. Trump's rapport with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been inconsistent, as the American leader has frequently praised his rapport with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

However, the relationship between the U.S. and Ukraine appears to have reached an all-time low, potentially shifting the war's momentum in favor of Russia and jeopardizing America's strategic interests worldwide. John Herbst, a former ambassador to Ukraine under President George W. Bush and currently a scholar at the Atlantic Council, remarked that "at this moment in time, things look blacker than they ever had regarding this administration's policy towards Russia and Ukraine."

Trump has been disparaging Zelenskyy for over a week and adopting policies that favor Putin, while the Ukrainian president has expressed feelings of betrayal and concerns for his own safety.