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Zelensky/Trump Fallout: What's at Stake for America

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Elise Labott
Mar 03, 2025
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by Elise Labott, an Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations

Friday's Oval Office confrontation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky was the public unveiling of America's new alignment with an authoritarian power over its democratic allies.

When President Zelensky arrived at the White House, he wasn't just figh…

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