Why Trump’s election puts future of U.S. support for Ukraine in doubt
Global News
Trump and his running mate JD Vance have openly railed against continuing American military and financial aid for Ukraine and have vowed to push a negotiated end to the war.
Donald Trump’s return to the White House could mark a turning point for Ukraine in the war against Russia’s invasion, and potentially an end to U.S. support for Kyiv’s war effort.
Trump and his running mate, vice-president-elect JD Vance, have openly railed against continuing American military and financial aid for Ukraine and have vowed to push a negotiated end to the war — one that could include giving up Ukrainian territory seized by Russia in its nearly three-year-long assault on the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has repeatedly stressed that Russia must be forced into a peace deal on Ukraine’s terms, congratulated Trump on his victory Wednesday morning and expressed confidence in working together to bring the war to an end.
“I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. “This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer. I am hopeful that we will put it into action together.”
Zelenskyy had posted that he spoke with Trump to congratulate him.
“We agreed to maintain close dialogue and advance our cooperation. Strong and unwavering U.S. leadership is vital for the world and for a just peace,” he wrote.
But Zelenskyy may face a frosty reception from Republicans in Washington, who are on track to control both chambers of Congress, after the Ukrainian president publicly criticized Trump and Vance and appeared with Democrats during his most recent U.S. trip during the election campaign, angering GOP lawmakers.
“There is a lot of uncertainty that is going to cloud a lot of what happens,” said Oleksa Drachewych, a professor at Western University who specializes in Ukrainian and Russian history and politics.
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