‘You’re Dealing With an Impossible Partner in Putin’: Newsom Warns ‘Deal’ Politics Could Undercut Ukraine

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At the Munich Security Conference (MSC), California Governor Gavin Newsom questioned whether Ukraine can rely on the current US administration, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio largely avoided mentioning the war in his keynote address and emphasized a broader civilizational reset of the transatlantic relationship. In a doorstep interview with Kyiv Post on the sidelines of the MSC, Newsom said the administration’s approach risks prioritizing headline-grabbing deals over sustained support