Trump Statements Dash Zelensky’s Hopes Over Middle East Conflict

US President Donald Trump, through his statements, has shattered two major hopes of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, Strana.ua reports. The publication writes that Trump undermined two key expectations that Kyiv had in connection with the war involving Iran. Two Hopes of Kyiv The first expectation was that during the conflict in the Middle East, the United States would become interested in Ukrainian technological developments and, in return, continue supplying missiles for the Patriot air defense systems despite their shortage.