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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Republican Ukraine hawks try to recoup after the Trump-Zelensky blowup

In the hours before President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance ganged up on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker met with Zelensky.

Wicker is an ardent supporter of Ukraine and regularly wears a lapel pin with both the American and Ukrainian flag on it. But as Punchbowl News reported, shortly after the row, Wicker deleted his tweet about the Ukrainian president.

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