The question of Ukraine’s potential NATO membership remains a central, contentious issue in its ongoing war with Russia. -Moscow has consistently cited NATO expansion towards its borders as a primary justification for the 2022 invasion,

In a reversal, President Trump appears to have backed off joining a European push for new sanctions on Russia, seemingly eager to move on to doing business deals with it.

Over and over during the presidential campaign, Trump pledged to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine — which began when Russia invaded its neighbor. He made it see