Published November 29,2023
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is not going to make peace in Ukraine earlier than he is aware of the outcomes of the November 2024 U.S. election, a senior U.S. State Department official stated on Tuesday, amid considerations {that a} potential victory for former President Donald Trump may upend Western assist for Kyiv.
Trump, who’s searching for reelection in 2024 and is the main candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, has been sharply vital of U.S. assist for Kyiv.
A senior official briefing reporters after a gathering of NATO international ministers in Brussels stated the alliance reiterated its assist for Ukraine figuring out {that a} peace settlement within the subsequent 12 months is unlikely.
“My expectation is that Putin won’t make a peace or a meaningful peace before he sees the result of our election,” stated the official, who spoke on situation of anonymity to debate the outcomes of the assembly.
Asked whether or not they have been expressing a private opinion or the view of the U.S. authorities, the official stated it was a “widely shared premise.”
“That was the context in which the allies all expressed strong support for Ukraine” within the NATO assembly on Tuesday, the official added, with out mentioning Trump by identify or explicitly saying how the election end result would have an effect on assist for Ukraine.
A Reuters/Ipsos ballot performed in mid-November confirmed Trump and U.S. President Joe Biden locked in a decent race, with Trump main Biden 51% to 49% when respondents have been requested to select between the 2. That end result was inside the ballot’s credibility interval of about 4 proportion factors.
Biden, a Democrat, has given huge army help and different assist to Kyiv since Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion, however further funding for Ukraine is being held up by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier this month invited Trump, who has stated he may finish the struggle in 24 hours if reelected, to Ukraine to see the size of the battle for himself.
Source: www.anews.com.tr