Chuck Darwin on Nostr: Ukraine was plunged into gloom and uncertainty after Donald Trump’s victory amid ...
Ukraine was plunged into gloom and uncertainty after Donald Trump’s victory amid expectations that he is likely to end US military assistance while the Kremlin said its aim of subjugating its neighbor remained unchanged.
The consequences for Ukraine of Trump’s second presidency are likely to be difficult, at a time when Russia is advancing on the battlefield at the quickest rate since 2022.
Without US military assistance, Ukraine stands to lose further ground in Donetsk oblast, the scene of fierce fighting since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion nearly three years ago, as well as in many other frontline areas.
Trump once boasted he could end the decade-long Russo-Ukrainian war in “24 hours”. His future vice-president, JD Vance, is an outspoken Kyiv sceptic who has said he “does not really care what happens to Ukraine, one way or another”.
Trump’s aides have previously sketched out a possible “peace deal”. It would involve giving Ukraine’s eastern regions to Russia, with the existing frontline frozen, as well as Crimea, seized in 2014. Russia controls about 20% of Ukraine’s territory
The consequences for Ukraine of Trump’s second presidency are likely to be difficult, at a time when Russia is advancing on the battlefield at the quickest rate since 2022.
Without US military assistance, Ukraine stands to lose further ground in Donetsk oblast, the scene of fierce fighting since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion nearly three years ago, as well as in many other frontline areas.
Trump once boasted he could end the decade-long Russo-Ukrainian war in “24 hours”. His future vice-president, JD Vance, is an outspoken Kyiv sceptic who has said he “does not really care what happens to Ukraine, one way or another”.
Trump’s aides have previously sketched out a possible “peace deal”. It would involve giving Ukraine’s eastern regions to Russia, with the existing frontline frozen, as well as Crimea, seized in 2014. Russia controls about 20% of Ukraine’s territory