By Patricia Zengerle, Max Hunder and Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON/KYIV, July 14 (Reuters) - For Ukraine and its supporters, the sudden death of U.S. 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 favor 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.

The Republican senator from South Carolina was recently in Kyiv, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 10 to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defense and…

Lindsey Graham, the longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, has died aged 71 after a brief and sudden illness.