For Those Who Might Be Wondering Why We Might Be In Ukraine

The mood in Kyiv after Trump's victory is optimistic that the president-elect could improve Kyiv’s standing amid Russian ongoing onslaught.

“I am generally up for changes,” said a Special Operations sniper with the callsign Bart, who is currently rehabilitating in Kyiv. “I believe that (President Joe) Biden and his administration are impotent,” he told the Kyiv Independent the day after the election, adding that a Trump victory could spell more decisive action.

The recurring theme among Ukrainian residents hopeful that Trump will turn the tide of Russia’s full-scale invasion was an overarching sense of fatigue with the pace of Biden’s support for Ukraine and a desire for quicker action. “Ukrainians are extremely grateful to the United States still, but at the same time, we do understand that part of our problems are because of the Biden administration’s policy of escalation management and self-restrictions,” Oleksiy Melnyk, the co-director of foreign policy and international security at the Kyiv-based think tank Razumkov Center said. Many Ukrainians predicted that a Kamala Harris election would not have brought about any radical change, he said, while “in the case of Trump, this unpredictability gives some people hope.”

https://kyivindependent.com/biden-f...p-while-analysts-warn-hope-is-not-a-strategy/
 
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