Trump and Zelensky Edge Toward Final Break as US Support Shifts to Russia

President Donald Trump's relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on the verge of a definitive rupture, according to a New York Times analysis, with Trump openly shifting support toward Russia and threatening Ukraine's vital US military aid. Trump has announced a diesel agreement with Russia, declared an "energy ceasefire" that analysts say benefits Moscow, and called for a new Ukrainian president. Zelensky, angered by restrictions on the Starshield satellite system and a lack of US missile warnings, stated Ukraine will resume attacks on Russian refineries and acknowledged the country may be "losing" the US. Analysts warn a continued rift would harm Ukraine and European allies while benefiting Russia, with the worst-case scenario being a suspension of US military aid. Ukraine has increased its own defense production but remains critically dependent on US intelligence for early missile warnings, and the coming weeks before US midterm elections will be crucial.