The U.S., once firmly aligned with Ukraine, has been trying to broker a deal to end the war started by the Kremlin’s invasion.

As the war morphs into a deadly routine, it's harder for him to hold the attention of allies, and to keep people like Trump on his side.

Donald Trump’s Oval Office bust-up with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the brief suspension of US military aid to Kyiv have strengthened the Ukrainian president’s domestic popularity, leaving his opponents in a quandary about how to challenge his leadership.