Donald Trump is not Ukraine’s friend, despite his new minerals partnership with the country. At times the U.S. president has undermined Kyiv in its war with Russia — for example, by temporarily suspending critical intelligence in March — and he may yet do it irreparable harm.

President Donald Trump reportedly asked several foreign governments if they would accept U.S. deportees who are not their citizens—including war-torn Ukraine. Documents obtained by The Washington Post revealed that the Trump administration asked Kyiv in late January to take in third-country nationals deported by the U.