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Mutual Frustrations Arise in U.S.-Ukraine Alliance

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Mutual Frustrations Arise in U.S.-Ukraine Alliance

Ukrainian officials are disheartened about stalled aid. The Pentagon wants Kyiv to heed its advice on how to fight.

Avdiivka, Ukraine, in October. U.S. officials say Ukraine defended the city too long and at too great a cost.Credit...Nicole Tung for The New York Times

By Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt reported from Washington, and Thomas Gibbons-Neff from eastern Ukraine.

March 7, 2024, 11:15 a.m. ET sent to your inbox.

More than two years into their wartime alliance, the bond between the United States and Ukraine is showing signs of wear and tear, giving way to mutual frustration and a feeling that the relationship might be stuck in a bit of a rut.

It is the stuff that often strains relationships — finances, different priorities and complaints about not being heard.