Senate Republicans who have maintained support for Ukraine during its war with Russia are saying that President Donald Trump’s talks with Russian officials are simply preliminary, Punchbowl News reported.

Trump in recent days has criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and said Ukraine started the war with Russia.

Republican senators are wary the administration will negotiate a lopsided deal that favors Russia and want Ukrainian and European leaders to be at the negotiating table, which Trump opposes, Punchbowl said.

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