Key Facts

• Irene Skulsky, a retired teacher in Pennsylvania, said she planned to vote against Republicans because of Trump’s actions toward Ukraine.
• Skulsky said her son Darko survived a Russian attack on vehicles near Kyiv, while people in cars ahead of him were killed.
• Skulsky linked the lack of an advance warning to a reported suspension of U.S. intelligence sharing; the Trump administration denied stopping intelligence sharing that month.
• The article says Trump reached a deal with Vladimir Putin to buy nearly five million tonnes of diesel, overriding U.S. sanctions on Russia.
• The article reports that Trump called for Ukrainians to replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and that his administration faced accusations of limiting Ukraine’s access to Starlink.
• Ukrainian American advocate Eugene Luciw said foreign policy was a major concern for Ukrainian Americans and could matter to other voters.
• The article identifies the Iran war and Trump’s tariffs on imports from much of the world as other policies that could affect Republican prospects.
• The article says the Iran war, launched with Israel in February, showed no signs of ending at the time of publication.