Ukraine-Russia political theatrics underscore stark realities on the ground as war grinds on KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials and analysts say Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has few options but to draw U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire against Vladimir Putin, while depending on Europe’s support. Ukraine’s strategy since U.S.-brokered peace talks were launched is to convince the Trump administration the Russian leader is unreliable and that only Kyiv is serious about peace. It’s a rhetorical game of pingpong in which both Kyiv and Moscow are trying to outmaneuver the other vis-à-vis the U.S.