美国参议员林赛·格雷厄姆于7月11日去世，初步诊断为主动脉撕裂，享年71岁[1]。格雷厄姆的遗体在美国国会大厦举行追悼仪式，其葬礼在华盛顿国家大教堂举行[1]。美国总统特朗普评价格雷厄姆为"美国参议院的巨人，真正的美国原创人物，离开我们太早了"[1]，并与以色列总理内塔尼亚胡和乌克兰总统泽连斯基等多国领导人一同参加葬礼[1][2]。
格雷厄姆因其作为美国军事干预全球问题的主要倡导者而获得认可[1]。他在北约土耳其峰会期间庆祝生日，随后访问乌克兰后去世[1]。
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on July 11 from an aortic dissection at age 71, was eulogized at the U.S. Capitol with a funeral service held at Washington National Cathedral [1]. President Trump attended the ceremony alongside international dignitaries, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky [1].
Graham had become known as a prominent advocate for American military intervention in global affairs [1]. He celebrated his birthday during the NATO summit in Turkey before traveling to Ukraine, where he subsequently fell ill [1]. Trump characterized Graham as "a giant in the U.S. Senate, a true American original, taken from us too soon" [1].
On July 28, Trump held separate meetings at the White House with both Zelensky and Netanyahu before all three attended Graham's funeral [2]. During his discussion with Zelensky, Trump addressed Ukrainian air defense system production licensing and diplomatic processes [2]. In his meeting with Netanyahu, the two leaders discussed Iran's nuclear program, Gaza, and Lebanon [2]. Netanyahu stated that "both sides are cooperating fully, supporting each other, and both understand the shared goal — to ensure Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, and of course other goals" [2]. This marked the second meeting between the American and Ukrainian leaders that month, following their previous encounter at the NATO summit in Turkey on July 8 [2].