By Tom Balmforth, Andreas Rinke, John Irish KYIV/BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) -For Ukraine and its allies, who spent months trying to win Donald Trump over to their cause in the war started by Russia, it is back to square one.

The White House disputes the officials’ account, saying Trump believes Russia is winning in Ukraine but still wants peace.

Despite President Trump’s stalled efforts to broker peace and Russia’s planned summer offensive, analysis by Michael Kimmage (Kennan Institute) suggests the military tide in Ukraine may be turning against Moscow.