Republicans and Democrats have shown agreement in supporting Ukraine. However, the differences may not be in what to do in this area, but in how.
The Democratic forces of Joe Biden managed to maintain control of the Senate, despite all the forecasts of the victory of the Republican Party of Donald Trump. At the same time, the votes in the House of Representatives have not been counted, but according to the political structure of the United States, the Senate is higher than the House of Representatives. Correspondent.net I decided to find out how the US election results will affect aid to Ukraine.
Election results
Today, the Democratic Party receives 50 seats in the Senate, the Republican – 49. The struggle in the state of Nevada has become decisive. Democratic Senator Catherine Cortes Masto, the first Hispanic woman in US history to be elected to the Senate, defeated Republican Adam Laxalt
The only state where the votes have not yet been counted is Georgia, which will hold a second round of elections on December 6. However, even if the Republican candidate wins in Georgia, which has an even distribution of votes in the Senate, the draw could be resolved by US Vice President Kamalia Harris, a Democrat.
Win despite a low rank
The victory of the Democrats in the Senate is notable for the fact that the approval rating of Joe Biden himself fell to 39% before the election, and this is against the backdrop of the highest rate of inflation in the United States in the past which is 40 years.
In addition, according to the preliminary results of the midterm elections, the Republicans will win a majority in the House of Representatives. American experts note that this will lead to many problems, as the House of Representatives may block Biden’s decisions. However, large-scale internal divisions within the Republican Party will play in his favor.
Will support for Ukraine continue?
Conflicts between Democrats and Republicans are traditional for the United States. But now they are very sharp, according to American experts, and point to a close connection between public discontent within the United States and the country’s international policy.
“We must treat the American public and our legal representatives as having a completely legitimate role in foreign policy, and not pretend that we only have to listen to the opinion of the expert community,” said Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment. in Washington.
However, on a number of geopolitical issues, the positions of Republicans and Democrats converge. In particular, both parties showed agreement on military support for Ukraine. However, the differences may not be in what to do in this area, but in how.
“I don’t think the subject of Ukraine in American politics is problematic and capable of dividing society into two camps,” Michael Kimmage, professor of history at Catholic University in Washington, told DW.
According to him, instead, one should be afraid that Trump’s party in the House of Representatives, without ceasing to support Kyiv, will begin to impose bills on financial and other assistance to Ukraine with other requirements for Democrats. That is, the Republicans can use Ukraine for internal political conflicts in the United States.
At the same time, despite the high support for Ukraine in American society, Republicans who follow Trump’s views may start an isolationist policy, focusing on fighting record inflation and strengthening the American economy.
“There is a popular opinion in the United States that we need to focus on domestic problems in the country. This is what Obama has said over and over again. This is what Donald Trump has hoped for,” Wertheim said.
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