Trump’s acknowledgment of economic turbulence was a reversal from previous cheering of his policies, and it contrasted with reassurances from his own advisers Sunday.
“Anybody” would step up the attack, Trump said of Russia’s first major missile assault on Ukraine since the U.S. paused intelligence sharing with the embattled country.
Trump hit another major law firm that worked for his political rivals with an executive order seeking to limit its ability to work for the U.S. government.
U.S. officials said the halt in military funding, an extraordinary pressure tactic, would be lifted if Ukraine’s president shows an openness to peace talks.
Until President Donald Trump quoted Michael McCune’s Facebook post, it wasn’t clear whether he remained interested in pursuing a minerals deal with Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader came to Washington to prevent Trump from abandoning Kyiv in favor of Moscow three years into Russia’s war on his country but was met with vocal anger from the American president.
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to preserve U.S.-European ties even as the United States under Trump may no longer be a reliable partner against Russia.
The Trump administration wants Ukraine’s resolution withdrawn and replaced with a toned-down version that officials feel is overly sympathetic to Russia.
When Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, U.S. leaders helped whip Europe into a staunchly unified response. Now U.S. leaders seem eager to split the continent into pieces, policymakers say.