Former President Donald Trump said he could quickly end the war and resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Since the start of Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine, the United States has given it more than $60 billion in military aid—more than all of its European partners combined. Therefore, for the Ukrainians in the US elections, the stakes may be higher than for the Americans themselves.
Question of war
Former President Donald Trump said he could quickly end the war and resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Trump did not explain how certain he is of achieving this, but in Kyiv they fear that their country will be forced to give up its territories.
“What’s happening in Ukraine is a shame. There’s so much death and destruction. It’s horrible. And then you see that the United States is paying for most of it,” said Donald Trump.
“Neither side wants to negotiate,” said Melinda Harring of the Atlantic Council think tank.
“The Russian side has not shown willingness to negotiate. Russia believes it will win and will continue to do so until it succeeds on the battlefield,” he added. — The Ukrainian side also does not want to negotiate at this stage. And he received no response to his legitimate request for security guarantees. And the only long-term and real security guarantee is NATO membership.
The results of the election race in the United States will determine future support for Ukraine.
Concerns about Trump
In Europe, they fear that Trump will cut military aid to Ukraine or make it dependent on peace negotiations with the Russian Federation, which include transferring territories to the occupiers.
“The aid could stop immediately,” Politico quoted one of its interlocutors as saying.
Vladimir Putin, according to a European diplomat who wishes to remain anonymous, wants to take advantage of this and say that he is taking Donbass, Crimea and will wait until the next time.
At the same time, Trump’s victory may be fraught with danger for Russia, WP writes. It is unclear whether Putin would agree to any deal proposed by Trump to end the war, which could create a rift between the two.
In particular, former Trump advisers Fred Fleitz and retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg have announced a plan that calls for a temporary ceasefire on the current front line. At the same time, Ukraine will be forced to enter into peace negotiations with the Russian Federation in order to continue receiving Western arms. These proposals have been strongly criticized for the idea of transferring territories to Russia, but analysts believe that “for Putin this is a very bad scenario,” because “he doesn’t want the territory, he wants Ukraine.”
In their opinion, possible negotiations between the Russian Federation and the United States regarding Ukraine will reach a dead end and “Trump will never offer Putin what he wants in Ukraine.”
Latest Polls
US Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 4 percentage points ahead of the election, according to a PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
In a national poll of likely voters, 51% of respondents support Harris and 47% support Trump. The poll also showed that the gender gap narrowed significantly in the last days before the election.
According to the latest poll, 51% of male voters expressed a preference for Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, and 47% for Kamala Harris, while previously Trump was supported by 57% of men compared to 41% who supported Harris. Harris’ lead has also narrowed among women, where his support used to lead his opponent by 18 percentage points, but now the gap has narrowed to 11 percentage points.
The results of the survey are reminiscent of the results of 2020, when Joe Biden was supported by 51% of voters and Trump by 47%.
Source: korrespondent
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