Trump may abandon Ukraine settlement in coming weeks

US President Donald Trump may refuse to continue participating in efforts to settle the Ukrainian conflict in the coming weeks as the midterm elections in Congress approach this fall, The Atlantic reports.

"The Ukrainians sensed that time was running out. In the coming weeks, as the campaign season consumes more of Trump’s attention, he could decide that the negotiations have become a political loser for him. He might then walk away laying the blame for the failure of diplomacy on the intransigence of one or both of the warring sides," the publication says.