A Washington Post report says that the Zelensky government is ‘ready’ for another Trump presidency. Some Kiev officials are going so far as to say it would be good, despite recent angry words with the Trump/Vance campaign.
“Ahead of a U.S. presidential election that is expected to have major implications for Ukraine — especially in terms of the vital U.S. security assistance — a number of Ukrainian officials are suggesting that maybe a drastic change would be good,” it said.
The Friday report described further, “But behind closed doors, some in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government see an upside in a Donald Trump victory, despite the Republican nominee’s repeated criticism of U.S. spending to support Ukraine and advocating a quick end to the war that could be to Russia’s advantage.”
Tensions within the last months between Zelensky’s office and the Trump campaign have been on edge over Trump’s promises that he would immediately seek to negotiate an end to the war, even if that means Kiev making serious compromises. He had also called Zelensky “one of the greatest salesmen I’ve ever seen.”
Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, has especially come under fire…
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