Ukrainian authorities are preparing for changes in the US position on the conflict with Russia following the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the US presidential election. The Economist reports this. According to the publication, kyiv expressed concern that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who held this position during Trump’s first term, would not receive the position of head of the State Department.
“A very negative development of events” — the publication quotes the words of a high-ranking employee of the Ukrainian special services.
In kyiv, Pompeo is considered more accommodating than the senator Trump nominated for Secretary of State. marcorubio. Ukrainian officials also fear that Trump will invite the country to leave NATO membership and allow Russia to keep new territories.
Trump has announced his nominations for Secretary of State and National Security Advisor. It was decided to appoint Rubio as head of the State Department and a congressman from Florida as national security advisor. Mike Waltz.
J.D. Vancewho will become vice president of the United States, described Trump’s peace plan if elected president as follows: “Trump sits down and says to the Russians, the Ukrainians and the Europeans: ‘You have to define what a peace agreement looks like.’ ‘.”
kyiv officially rules out territorial concessions and insists that ending the conflict is only possible on the basis of a “peace formula” Vladimir Zelensky. Moscow considers it unacceptable; Russia’s conditions include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as kyiv’s refusal to join NATO, RBC reminds.
