Trump’s election deepens Ukraine’s pessimism as Russia war rages
Al Jazeera
Military experts, serviceman and analysts say chances of victory over Russia are even slimmer with a Putin-friendly president heading to the White House.
Karpaty village, Ukraine – It was Russian President Vladimir Putin who won the presidential vote in the United States, Ihor said gloomily.
“They’re celebrating in the Kremlin now,” the 29-year-old Ukrainian serviceman told Al Jazeera, withholding his last name and his unit’s location in accordance with military regulations.
“We’re not.”
To Ihor, the second coming of Donald Trump – who has repeatedly trumpeted his admiration for Putin – to the White House epitomises Ukraine’s mounting pessimism about its war with Russia.
The cabinetmaker from the southern city of Odesa volunteered to enlist in October 2022 after the outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian forces pushed the Russian army out of the northeastern Kharkiv region.
