Trump's election win throws into doubt American support for Ukraine
Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines of the country바카라 게임 웹사이트s east were only vaguely aware of American election results pointing to Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s victory Wednesday 바카라 게임 웹사이트 but firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States.
Video above: Ukraine residents react to Trump's election victory: 'We are going to win with him or without him'
Their entrenched artillery battery fires on Russian forces daily 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and takes fire nearly as often. Just the other day, one of their overhead nets snared a Russian drone.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I hope that the quantity of weapons, the quantity of guns for our victory will increase,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the unit's 39-year-old commander, who goes by the name Mozart, said in the hours before Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s win was confirmed. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We don't care who is the president, as long as they don't cut us off from help, because we need it.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Though Trump's election throws into doubt American support for Ukraine 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and ultimately whether Kyiv can beat back Russia's invasion 바카라 게임 웹사이트 the soldiers who use their Starlink connection to the internet sparingly learned of the results from Associated Press journalists.
Mozart 바카라 게임 웹사이트 who like other soldiers Wednesday did not give his name in keeping with Ukrainian military protocol and has given musical monikers to the battlefield positions 바카라 게임 웹사이트 is among many Ukrainians who hope that Trump will hold the line on American support for their country. Russian forces have recently made gains in the east, although the commander described the front-line situation as 바카라 게임 웹사이트static.바카라 게임 웹사이트
It was under Trump that the United States first sent weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, in 2017. Those Javelin anti-tank missiles were crucial to Ukraine's ability to fend off the full-scale invasion in 2022. But Trump overall is wary of U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.
Trump, who has touted his good relationship with President Vladimir Putin and called the Russian leader 바카라 게임 웹사이트pretty smart바카라 게임 웹사이트 for invading Ukraine, has repeatedly criticized American backing of Ukraine. He characterized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as 바카라 게임 웹사이트the greatest salesman on Earth바카라 게임 웹사이트 for winning U.S. aid.
Zelenskyy was among the first world leaders to publicly congratulate Trump and said the two discussed how to end 바카라 게임 웹사이트Russian aggression against Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트 when they met in September.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I appreciate President Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s commitment to the 바카라 게임 웹사이트peace through strength바카라 게임 웹사이트 approach in global affairs. 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,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he wrote on the social platform X.
Trump has said repeatedly he would have a peace deal done between Ukraine and Russia within a day if elected, although he has not said how. During his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, he twice refused to directly answer a question about whether he wanted Ukraine to win 바카라 게임 웹사이트 raising concerns that Kyiv would be forced to accept unfavorable terms in any negotiations he oversaw.
In Kyiv, which comes under attack from Russian drones near daily, 18-year-old Viktoriia Zubrytska was pragmatic about her expectations for the next American president. She thinks Ukraine will be forced to give up territory in exchange for peace under a Trump presidency. But she said she preferred that to what she called the false hope that the Biden administration offered.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We will live in a world of facts where we will be certain on what awaits us,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said the law student. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Certainty and objective truth is much better than lies and life in illusions.바카라 게임 웹사이트
According to VoteCast, 74% of voters who supported Harris favored continuing aid to Ukraine, while only 36% of Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s voters did. AP VoteCast is a survey of the American electorate conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.
On the front lines in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, Andriy, who goes by 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rodych바카라 게임 웹사이트 or 바카라 게임 웹사이트Relative,바카라 게임 웹사이트 was resigned to the fact that he has no power to influence the American vote.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We will come up with something" whatever happens, he said.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We are a shield between Europe and Russia,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he added. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Other countries do not understand what is happening here, they see it on TV and for them it is far away.바카라 게임 웹사이트
America's NATO allies were also closely watching the election. France and Germany arranged a last-minute, top-level defense meeting Wednesday in Paris to discuss the results, and Ukraine is likely to be central to the meeting. The two leading powers in the European Union provide significant support to Ukraine to defend it against Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s war.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, citing a 바카라 게임 웹사이트more aggressive Russia,바카라 게임 웹사이트 also invoked Trump's motto of 바카라 게임 웹사이트peace through strength.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Rutte praised Trump for his work during his first term to persuade countries in the alliance to ramp up defense spending.
In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had no information on whether Putin plans to congratulate Trump but emphasized that Moscow views the U.S. as an 바카라 게임 웹사이트unfriendly바카라 게임 웹사이트 country.
Peskov reaffirmed the Kremlin바카라 게임 웹사이트s claim that the U.S. support for Ukraine amounted to its involvement in the conflict, telling reporters: 바카라 게임 웹사이트Let바카라 게임 웹사이트s not forget that we are talking about, the unfriendly country that is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Still, he noted Trump's promise to end the war swiftly once elected.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The U.S. can help end the conflict,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Peskov said, adding that 바카라 게임 웹사이트it certainly can바카라 게임 웹사이트t be done overnight."