Diplomacy after death at Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu sat in the same row this week at Washington National Cathedral for the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, then each held separate private talks with Donald Trump at the White House. Graham, a fierce advocate for both Kyiv and Israel, was honored the same day when the Senate passed a new round of Russia sanctions in his name. As The Conversation notes, Zelensky's standing in Washington has risen in recent months, while Trump has grown visibly cooler toward Netanyahu as the two diverge over how to handle the war with Iran. The White House described both meetings as 'positive and productive,' though the tone inside was reportedly far warmer for Kyiv than for Jerusalem.

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