A leap into the unknown. By electing Donald Trump as president of the United States, American voters have chosen the most unpredictable candidate to lead Ukraine’s main ally in its war against Russia. If a victory for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris would guarantee a form of continuity in Washington’s policy of support for kyiv, Donald Trump’s victory heralds a rupture.
“The next US president could strengthen or weaken support for Ukraine. “If this support weakens, Russia will seize more territory, which will prevent us from winning this war.”declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on October 31, during an interview with the public audiovisual group KBS.
On Wednesday morning, the head of state congratulated the future American president “for his impressive electoral victory” in your X account. “I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach to global affairs.”Zelensky wrote. “This is exactly the principle that can bring us concretely closer to a just peace in Ukraine. I hope we implement it together. »
In recent years, Trump has continually touted his good relations with Vladimir Putin. During his campaign he insisted that he would reach an agreement with the Russian president and end the war. “in less than twenty-four hours”without giving more details. Trump has continued to criticize Joe Biden’s policy of support for Ukraine. He also did not forgive Zelensky, accusing him of unwillingness to find a way out of the conflict, presenting him as “the best salesman on the planet”on September 25, while the Ukrainian head of state was visiting the United States.
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Ukrainian authorities have been cautious in recent months about the prospect of these crucial elections for their war-torn country. “Trump talks a lot, but I haven’t heard him say that he would reduce support for Ukraine”Zelensky said on October 29 during a press conference in Reykjavik, Iceland.
“With a President Trump, we would surely face crises or lack of political will for a while”Bohdan Yaremenko, a former diplomat to the United States and a deputy for the Ukrainian Servant of the People presidential party, said Tuesday. “But the positive side is that we have seen that President Trump is quite capable of changing his mind under pressure from his advisors, under pressure from public opinion. »
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