Some Senate Democrats want Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to proceed extra cautiously on a White House-proposed minerals deal, with one comparing President Donald Trump’s actions toward Kyiv to a New York City-style real estate shakedown.
Trump, during a Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress, told lawmakers that Zelenskyy had sent him a letter attempting to mend fences after a public spat last Friday in the Oval Office. But the next day, his administration suspended intelligence sharing with Kyiv, prompting several Senate Democrats on national security panels to raise new concerns.
“The president made the decision long ago to ally with Russia and destroy Ukraine,” Senate Foreign Relations member Christopher S. Murphy said Wednesday. “None of this is on the level.”
