Over the past couple of weeks, America’s Ukrainian partners have been riding a roller-coaster of U.S. President Donald Trump’s making.
The low point was the disastrous blow-up in the Oval Office between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which led to the U.S. cutting off military aid and intelligence sharing until the Ukrainians were "ready for peace.”
In recent days, after U.S.-Ukraine meetings in Saudi Arabia, things may seem better. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and national security adviser Mike Waltz appear to have somewhat mended the relationship. Most importantly for the Ukrainians, this has come with a reopening of the taps on military assistance and, above all, on intelligence.
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