GOP lawmakers scramble to spare Ukraine from Trump
Lawmakers are struggling to find a way to convince the president to stop cozying up to Russia
By Mark Satter and Leo Shane III, Politico
Republican lawmakers are incensed about President Donald Trump’s dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him.
That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address the president’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine. Those moves, coupled with days of unexplained disruptions in Kyiv’s U.S.-controlled satellite defenses, left them freelancing remedies to address the new rift between Washington and Kyiv.


