US support is at stake as relations between President Trump and President Zelensky plummet.
The strained relationship between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has reached a new low ahead of the US midterm elections.
Ukraine’s president criticized the agreement between Washington and Moscow.
Trump also attacked Zelenskiy for not adhering to an “energy ceasefire” he had unilaterally announced.
US military aid was critical to Ukraine’s defense in the war. And the deteriorating relationship between Trump and Zelensky poses a risk to that support.
Kiev is increasingly dependent on the European Union. President Zelensky has asked Brussels to strengthen its air defense system, but will President Zelensky cooperate with Brussels?
Presenter: James Bays
guest:
Peter Zalmayev – Executive Director of the Eurasian Democracy Initiative
Leonid Lagozinin – independent journalist specializing in Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe
Mykola Murskyj – Senior Advisor at Razom, a US-based nonprofit supporting Ukraine
Published October 17, 2026
