President Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia on Friday called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky an “embattled and courageous leader” after meetings in Kyiv, a notable shift from Trump’s recent attacks on Zelensky.

I think Ukrainians are more worried than ever about the pressure they’re being put under and now, of course, supporters of President Trump - apologists for the way he works - say that he throws out verbal gambits to make people drop long-held positions to make a deal.