Ukraine lost one of its most vocal supporters in Washington this weekend following the death of US Sen. Lindsey Graham, which came just hours after he returned from a trip to Kyiv.
Among the many tributes from the country Sunday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that “throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, Senator Graham stood with Ukraine and in defense of democratic values.”
The Republican from South Carolina visited Ukraine 10 times – including his most recent trip last week – after the invasion in 2022 and co-sponsored tough sanctions legislation against Russia. But he was also acutely aware of US President Donald Trump’s early hostility to…