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Trump, Zelensky And Netanyahu To Attend US Senator Graham's Funeral

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Trump, Zelensky And Netanyahu To Attend US Senator Graham's Funeral
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World leaders including Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to attend the funeral of US Senator Lindsey Graham. Graham was a prominent defense hawk who maintained strong ties with both Israel and Ukraine throughout his career.

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The attendance of these specific leaders underscores Graham's significant influence on US foreign policy and his role in international defense alliances.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are expected to attend the funeral on Tuesday of US Senator Lindsey Graham, who forcefully lobbied Washington to back both countries during the conflict.President Donald Trump, whom Graham denounced early in his political career before becoming a staunch supporter, is due to speak at the Washington National Cathedral service following a ceremony at the US Capitol.Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died suddenly from a heart ailment on July 11 at age 71, was a defense hawk who regularly called for an interventionist US role on the world stage and strongly backed both Israel and Ukraine.He met with Zelenskiy in Kyiv only a day before his death, the 10th time he had visited Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion.The Senate is preparing to vote on a bipartisan package of new sanctions on Russia that Graham spent his final days trying to…

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