Also, major endorsements jolted the New York City mayoral race.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy clashed again on Wednesday on efforts to end the three-year-old war in Ukraine, with the U.S. leader chiding Zelenskyy for refusing to recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea.
Ukrainian and European officials, as well as pro-Ukraine Americans close to the Trump administration, have reacted to the president’s proposed Ukraine-Russia peace plan with a mixture of shock and despondency.