>First there was the (staged?) row with Zelensky. A couple of months later nothing has really changed.

I understand that the US stopped authorizing new shipments of gear to Ukraine like they were doing under Biden.

I don't believe it was staged. I think it was a long-shot attempt by Zelensky to make his case directly to the American people:

https://xcancel.com/RichardHanania/status/189556292259384155...