The D Brief: Trump’s Ukraine reversal; Russian refineries, hit; China’s missiles; Iran’s rebuilding effort; And a bit more.
Seven months after telling Ukraine’s president, “You don’t have the cards right now” to fend off Russia’s ongoing invasion, U.S. President Donald Trump surprised observers when he said Tuesday on social media, “I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form.”Trump did not emphasize direct U.S. support to Ukraine, instead adding with an apparent note of indifference, &ldq
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