Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/20/donald-trump-midterms-republicans-democrats-north-carolina-latest-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a></p><p>A handful of Republicans have spoken out against <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/19/no-us-warning-russian-strikes-kyiv-power-plants-zelenskyy-ukraine-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">softening stance on Russia</a>, threatening to pull financial support for his agenda over his “embarrassing” handling of the Ukraine war.</p><p>Don Bacon, an outgoing congressman in Nebraska, condemned Trump’s actions – which include a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-ukraine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel</a> and the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/17/trump-puts-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-on-hold-amid-deepening-row-with-ukraine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">pausing of sanctions on Moscow</a> – as “absolutely disgraceful” and accused the US president of cozying up to a “war criminal” in Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/republicans-push-back-trump-ukraine-russia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>