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 over three years of war, bloodshed and loss.

Natalya Lypei, 66, did a double-take. But the images flashing on the city resident's phone screen were real: U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly and clapped as the Russian leader approached him following an escorted into the country by four American fighter jets.

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

"How can you welcome a tyrant like that?" Lypei asked, echoing the thoughts of

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