A desperate Ukrainian leader is escalating a direct public campaign against President Trump, urging his allies in Congress to pressure the White House to abandon proposed concessions to Russia amid a worsening military crisis. With Russian attacks intensifying and air defenses critically weakened, the Ukrainian president has adopted a confrontational tone, framing the U.S. political standoff as a matter of survival. The high-risk strategy hinges on whether domestic political pressure can override Trump’s foreign policy decisions at a moment when Ukraine’s defenses are under severe strain. The move underscores deepening tensions between Kyiv and Washington as the war’s trajectory hangs in the balance.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is making a high-stakes bet that a combative public pressure campaign targeting President Trump — in coordination with his allies in Congress — will push the president to reverse course on concessions to Russia. Zelensky, under intense strain from relentless Russian strikes and depleted air defenses, has lashed out at Trump...
