AdvertisementDonald Trump's cabinet choices suggest a skeptical direction of travel on Ukraine policy. Advertisement'Losing your allowance'The comments suggest that Trump would find little opposition if he moved to cut US aid to Ukraine. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said that US aid being cut would lead to Ukraine losing the war. Trump's son, Don Jr. — an influential figure albeit with no official role — seemed to relish the idea of Ukraine losing its funding. Trump's callIt remains to be seen how influential any of Trump's picks would be in shaping policy.

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