KYIV, Ukraine — In Kyiv, Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment watched with astonishment as their country’s most important ally rolled out a red carpet in Alaska for the man they blame for more than three years of war, bloodshed and loss.

Natalya Lypei, 66, a Kyiv resident, was taken aback: The images flashing on her phone screen showed President Trump greeting Vladimir Putin warmly and clapping as the Russian leader approached him, after having been escorted into the country by four American fighter jets.

Trump also ignored the arrest warrant issued for Putin by the International Criminal Court that has kept him mostly confined at home or in nations that are strong allies of Moscow.

“How can you welcome a tyrant like that?” she asked, echoing the views of many Kyiv r

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