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For Ukraine and its supporters, the sudden death of US Senator Lindsey Graham raises an important question: Without a close ally of President Donald Trump advocating loudly for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government, will his administration’s recent tilt in favour of Kyiv last?
The answer will especially affect two major issues — legislation to sanction Russia, which Graham pushed for more than a year, and military assistance for Ukraine.
On both, the momentum has lately been in Ukraine’s favour as Kyiv faces intensified attacks by Russia and pressure to end the nearly 4.5-year-long conflict.
Graham and other senators who back the sanctions bill announced on Friday that they had an agreement with the White House to move ahead on the “Sanctioning Russia Act,” which has been stalled due to resistance from Trump despite being co-sponsored by 85 of 100 senators.
