After the death of Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, Ukraine lost one of its most effective channels of communication with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Bloomberg reports this.

According to the agency, in Kyiv the senator’s death was seen as a serious loss, since for most of Trump’s second presidential term Graham had advocated maintaining U.S. military support for Ukraine despite the difficult relationship between the U.S. president and Volodymyr Zelensky.

“The death of Senator Lindsey Graham has left key U.S. allies, such as Ukraine, which at times struggled to influence the Trump administration, without one of their most effective channels of communication with the White House,” Bloomberg writes.

The agency notes that since 2022 Graham had visited Ukraine ten times, and his last visit took place just a few days before his death.

In Bloomberg’s view, Kyiv and other Washington allies will now have to look for new politicians capable of effectively representing their interests in the United States. As the publication notes, this will not be easy, since Graham combined influence in the Senate, close ties with Donald Trump, contacts with world leaders, and the ability to work with representatives of both parties.

One of the agency’s sources said that in Kyiv the senator’s death was seen as “a major loss of a rare Republican who sincerely supported Ukraine and did everything possible to help it.”

Lindsey Graham died on July 11 at the age of 71. He was one of the authors of a bill to tighten sanctions against Russia, which in particular provided for the introduction of secondary sanctions against countries purchasing Russian oil, gas, uranium, and other goods. In addition, the senator actively supported Israel and advocated a U.S. military campaign against Iran.