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05-11-2024, 10:04 PM
Harris or Trump — Ukraine braces for best, worst-case scenarios as US elects new president
As Harris or Trump — Ukraine braces for best, worst-case scenarios as US elects new president
A collage by the Kyiv Independent made out. As Americans head to the polls on Nov. 5, Ukraine is nervously watching the elections being held by its top Western ally as the outcome could determine the country’s fate in its fight against Russia’s almost three-year-old full-scale invasion.
The two candidates' pre-election positions on continuing to support Ukraine with weaponry are in such stark contrast that some experts estimate whoever emerges victorious will impact whether Kyiv stays in the fight or is choked of supplies to the point of capitulation.
Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, the Democratic nominee, says she will stand by Kyiv until “Ukraine prevails in this war,” and that if her opponent were in the White House, Russian President Vladimir Putin would be sitting in the Ukrainian capital.
The Republican nominee, former president Donald Trump, 78, recently blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the war starting and has repeatedly said without detail that he will have the war settled on or before inauguration day if he wins.
As Harris or Trump — Ukraine braces for best, worst-case scenarios as US elects new president
A collage by the Kyiv Independent made out. As Americans head to the polls on Nov. 5, Ukraine is nervously watching the elections being held by its top Western ally as the outcome could determine the country’s fate in its fight against Russia’s almost three-year-old full-scale invasion.
The two candidates' pre-election positions on continuing to support Ukraine with weaponry are in such stark contrast that some experts estimate whoever emerges victorious will impact whether Kyiv stays in the fight or is choked of supplies to the point of capitulation.
Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, the Democratic nominee, says she will stand by Kyiv until “Ukraine prevails in this war,” and that if her opponent were in the White House, Russian President Vladimir Putin would be sitting in the Ukrainian capital.
The Republican nominee, former president Donald Trump, 78, recently blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the war starting and has repeatedly said without detail that he will have the war settled on or before inauguration day if he wins.
