Many believe Putin may have some leverage over the American president, or it could just be a matter of Trump’s desire to impress him.
At least Zelensky has the Europeans to fall back on if he loses US support altogether. Who does Netanyahu have?
Some officials in other allied countries played down the idea that Trump's policies on Russia would disrupt intelligence cooperation that dates back decades.
The report came amid suggestion that Russia had sent officials to Iran during the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel.
Zelensky said last week that he saw Turkey as an important security guarantor for Ukraine.
Trump accused the Ukrainian president of 'gambling with World War III' in a heated confrontation involving US Vice President JD Vance.
Netanyahu must think that Trump would be willing and able to abandon Israel just as quickly as he abandoned Ukraine.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has claimed huge swaths of land, and hundereds of thousands of civilian lives.
Reporter’s Notebook: The Jerusalem Post spent four days in Ukraine leading up to the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
"We are open to contacts with the American side, in particular, on irritants in bilateral relations," said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister.
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