The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.

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Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.

Don’t let Trump sell out its freedom for business deals with Putin.