Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s return to the White House could have a “strong impact” on the war in Ukraine, less than a year before the US presidential election.
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“If the policy of the next president, whoever he is, is different toward Ukraine, or colder or more economical, I think those signals will have a very strong impact on the course of the war,” he said during his major annual news conference. conference.
A few moments ago, Mr. Zelensky assessed that Donald Trump has a “different personality” than Joe Biden and therefore will lead a “different policy.”
However, he expressed hope that the broad outlines of Washington’s official policy and support for Kiev would not change.
The US presidential election is scheduled for early November 2024, and many observers already see it as a key vote for Western support for Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelensky further noted that “every leader has influence on his society and on the actions of his government.”
The president warned that a potential decline in US aid could affect the aid provided by the European Union, which “will certainly have an impact and certainly will not be positive for Ukraine,” at a time when Kiev fears the erosion of support for its allies.
Zelensky stressed: “I have confidence that the United States will not betray us, and that what we agreed upon in the United States will be respected.”
These statements come a few days after his diplomatic tour, which aimed to persuade the United States and Europe to continue sending weapons and financing to Ukraine, which has been fighting the Russian invasion for nearly two years.
If he obtained from the 27th the opportunity to open negotiations with the aim of Ukraine joining the European Union, he has not yet succeeded in convincing the US Congress to vote on extending $61 billion to his country.
Ukraine’s allies may insist they will not let it down, but these signs worry Kiev, especially after the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive it launched in June.
