President Donald Trump’s obsession with Joe Biden and the results of the 2020 election seeped into his discussions with Ukraine’s leader over ending the war in Russia and colored his commentary to reporters afterwards.
The Sunday meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ended largely as other conversations between the president and various sides of the Ukraine-Russia conflict had ended before it: With both parties touting how “close” they are to the finish line.