Key dates in the latest slump in US-Ukrainian ties
The text lists developments from September 13 to October 22 in the deterioration of relations between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. It records Trump pressing Zelenskiy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure and refineries, the US temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, and Trump saying it was time for Ukraine to get a new president. It also notes continued mutual strikes, restrictions on Starlink services, and a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv.
Why it matters: The chronology indicates that disputes over energy infrastructure and sanctions are now driving the US-Ukrainian rift, linking the bilateral slump to the briefing's energy and sanctions theme.