“We’re seeing a huge difference in rhetoric between Trump and Harris. And that includes a difference in how both candidates mention potential peace talks. Harris follows Joe Biden’s line by saying that only Ukraine should be the one to decide when and how to initiate negotiations … while Trump made it clear he would be the one initiating such a deal”.

Alyona Getmanchuk, Director of the New Europe Center, commented for Foreign Policy.

Perhaps surprisingly, Kyiv has remained publicly composed about the prospect of a Trump presidency, hoping that the former president’s unpredictability and ego-driven governing style could ultimately play in Ukraine’s favor, even as Ukrainians expect a newly elected Trump to immediately pressure Kyiv and Moscow to negotiate.

“There is also the hope among Ukrainian policymakers that, even if Trump was to make a deal with Putin, Putin would quickly violate that deal, and after that Ukraine would receive even more support from Trump. “But everyone understands that Trump isn’t suddenly going to fall in love with Ukraine if he is elected—we aren’t naive”, Alyona Getmanchuk added.

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