KYIV — Four senior members of Donald Trump’s entourage have held secret discussions with some of Kyiv’s top political opponents to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, just as Washington aligns with Moscow in seeking to lever the Ukrainian president out of his job.

The senior Trump allies held talks with Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, a remorselessly ambitious former prime minister, and senior members of the party of Petro Poroshenko, Zelenskyy’s immediate predecessor as president, according to three Ukrainian parliamentarians and a U.S. Republican foreign policy expert.

At the invitation of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Institute of Politics held a closed briefing for representatives of the diplomatic corps and military attachés of foreign

A public confrontation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday has laid bare the worsening ties between their two countries--an escalation that could further weaken Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia, according to several experts.

Later on Friday, the White House canceled a press conference where Trump and Zelensky were set to sign the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal, following a dramatic clash inside the Oval Office that ended with Zelensky walking out.

In this episode of Global Mirror, anchor Shreya Upadhyaya discusses the talks between Russian and U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia. As the 4-1/2-hour meeting in the Saudi capital was underway, Russia hardened its demands, notably insisting it would not tolerate the granting membership to Ukraine.As discussions unfold, questions arise—can peace be achieved without key players at the table. Former U.S. President Donald Trump reignites debates with his stance, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, feeling sidelined, takes aim at Trump.