Elissa Slotkin said Ukrainians are now seeing the U.S. "walking away" from defending democracy in favor of "siding with the aggressor."

Former U.S. ambassador John Bolton questions President Trump’s motivations in trying to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the U.S. Given Trump’s warm overtures toward his Russian counterpart,

The Holly Democrat made the remarks late Wednesday on MSNBC after returning from the Munich Security Conference, where she met with Zelenskyy and European leaders as part of a bipartisan delegation.

Even pro-Ukraine Republicans have been silent on Donald Trump’s deference to Vladimir Putin.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney blasted President Donald Trump, accusing him of "devotion to Putin, abandonment of Ukraine, and lies about history," and declaring he "is the antithesis of everything Ronald Reagan stood for.

The Ukrainian people have suffered acutely and many Russian families, who had no gripe with Ukraine, have lost their sons. It might be time to try and end the war, but Trump on the world stage only destroys and dismantles.

In his 1985 State of the Union address, Reagan told the nation, “We must stand by all our democratic allies. And we must not break faith with those who are risking their lives — on every continent, from Afghanistan to Nicaragua — to defy Soviet-supported aggression and secure rights which have been ours from birth.”

Trump has repeatedly praised Putin, calling him “genius” and “savvy” for his 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Trump has also claimed throughout his campaign he would end the war within 24 hours of being president.

“Trump – with his devotion to Putin, abandonment of Ukraine, and lies about history- is the antithesis of everything Ronald Reagan stood for,” Cheney, an outspoken Trump critic, said in a ...

The Biden administration's reluctance to take action against Russia in Ukraine has been criticized, while Trump's new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made similar rookie mistakes, potentially weakening U.