Succession fight under way after Bernie Sanders calls for Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race – live

According to The Guardian, a succession fight is under way in Maine's Senate race after Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, a staunch ally of Democratic candidate Graham Platner, called for Platner to step down amid sexual assault allegations. Democrats are now weighing how they might replace him on the ticket. In separate news, the Guardian reports that President Donald Trump is due to speak with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Nato summit in Ankara, where a senior US official says Trump will make a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine and press Nato allies to raise their defense spending.

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