Did Russia Cloud Trump’s Talk with Ukraine’s President?

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dropped in to briefly meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a low-key visit that comes weeks before the U.S. leader’s expected sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin and as fighting flares in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian armed forces.

Experts told The Cipher Brief that Tuesday’s meeting offered Poroshenko a critical opportunity to push for continued U.S. assistance and support in the midst of tremendous uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policy toward the Kremlin.

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