Questions remain over how U.S. support for Ukraine would continue under a second Trump administration as Russia continues its invasion and Republicans remain divided on future aid.
Last week’s election of Donald Trump as president of the United States for a second time sent geopolitical shock waves as the international community waits to see what happens next for U.S. ties abroad, particularly as Russia’s war continues in Ukraine.
Vance made headlines this year after he suggested that the best way to end the war was for Ukraine to cede the land Russia has seized and for a demilitarized zone to be established, a proposal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flatly rejected. A report Thursday by the Wall Street Journal suggested Vance’s controversial suggestions from the campaign trail are now being pushed by multiple advisers close to the president-elect.
The security expert said the greatest leverage the U.S. has is its ability to give Ukraine sophisticated weaponry and to allow Kyiv to use the weaponry without restrictions on hitting targets inside Russia. In an October interview, Kurt Volker, the U.S.
Trump was no Russia appeaser in his first term,' he added. 'Now, he's said he wants the war to end, but that's not the same as saying it should end in a way Ukraine remains vulnerable and Putin feels emboldened to invade another country.' 'He has largely remained vague on what an end state might look like, which is by design,' he added. 'Putin knows Trump has plenty of levers to pull, both in support of Ukraine and in pressure on Moscow.
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