Your essential catch-up on where the war is now

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "In front of an ashen-faced Zelensky, Trump also claimed "it takes two to tango" while trumpeting his good relations with Putin.
43% : Washington has been by far the biggest supplier of military aid to Ukraine, with the return of Trump, who has touted his close relationship with Vladimir Putin and vowed to end the war in 24 hours, causing concern in Kyiv that the US will adopt a more hostile approach to Ukraine.
30% : Following his election victory last week, Trump spoke to Putin and advised him not to escalate the war, according to The Washington Post.
23% : Speaking to this month, John Lough, an associate fellow for the Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House, said Trump was unlikely to want a deal that made him appear weak to countries like China.
18% : During the election campaign, Trump complained about billions of dollars in military aid being sent to Ukraine, and said of Ukraine's President: "Every time Zelensky comes to the United States he walks away with $100 billion.

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