ABC NEWS | Published November 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s presidency could change the trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenge NATO’s stability and make European defence spending a top priority, analysts say.
Leaders across Europe, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenkskyy, were quick to congratulate Trump on his victory over Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
Shortly after the result was confirmed, Mr Zelenskyy said he looked forward to an “era of a strong United States of America under President Trump’s decisive leadership”.
However, one leader yet to comment was Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Instead, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reaffirmed Russia’s claim that the United States’ support for Ukraine amounted to its involvement in the conflict.
Mr Peskov said he was not aware of any plans by Mr Putin to congratulate Trump on his victory.
“Let’s not forget that we are talking about the unfriendly country that is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state,” Mr Peskov said.
“The US can help end the conflict,” he said, adding: “It certainly can’t be done overnight.”
But experts say many countries are bracing for potentially radical changes to US foreign policy that could have significant impacts, including on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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SOURCE: www.abc.net.au
RELATED: Russia floats idea of ‘reset’ with United States after Trump declares victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to receive diplomatic credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia on Nov. 5, 2024.via REUTERS
NEW YORK POST | Published November 5, 2024
New opportunities to reset relations between Moscow and Washington have opened up, the influential head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday after Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis when the Soviet Union and the US came close to nuclear war.
Both Russian and US diplomats say relations between the world’s two largest nuclear powers have only been worse during the depths of the Cold War.
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a senior figure in Russia’s political elite, said that Trump’s team had won the presidency and the Senate “despite a large-scale disinformation campaign directed against them.”
“Their convincing victory shows that ordinary Americans are tired of the unprecedented lies, incompetence, and malice of the Biden administration,” said Dmitriev, a former Goldman Sachs banker who has previously had contacts with the Trump team.
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SOURCE: www.nypost.com
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