Ukrainians See 2-Year Opening After Democrats Sweep Midterms, Checking Trump on Russia
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 6
Ukrainians See 2-Year Opening After Democrats Sweep Midterms, Checking Trump on Russia
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 6
Summary
Kyiv reacted with guarded optimism after Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory, with officials and social media users treating the result as a potential brake on Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy.
Oleksandr Merezhko, who chairs parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said Congress could deter Trump from striking deals with Vladimir Putin as Trump has aligned the United States more closely with Moscow.
That hope is limited by Trump’s remaining 2 years in office, and Ukrainian officials are trying to preserve ties with both parties rather than celebrate too openly.
Ukraine still faces what could be its hardest winter of the war, with depleted air defenses, strained troop ranks and expected Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure.