Hours after a heated disagreement in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, America’s sudden retreat from a democracy-forward foreign policy took dramatic form a bit further down Pennsylvania Avenue. Between 14th and 12th Street, a small group of protestors—children and dogs in tow—held signs in support of fired USAID workers leaving the former headquarters of the largely-dismantled agency. Across the street, diplomats, reporters, and young Hudson Institute employees excitedly awaited the arrival of Zelenskyy. But the Ukrainian president did not show. Reportedly, he was calling other European leaders.
After Oval Office disaster, Europe emerges as Ukraine’s best hope – Defense One
