After the midterms: Could US support for Ukraine wane? | To the Point
After the midterms: Could US support for Ukraine wane? | To the Point
Ukraine is vitally dependent on US weapons as it wages the counteroffensive now prompting
Russia to withdraw from the key provincial capital of Kherson. Will American support continue
if Republicans wield more power in Congress? Will they rally once again around “America first”?
Republicans who lean toward isolationism and especially supporters of former President Trump
have said there need to be limits to US support for Ukraine. Even Joe Biden’s Democrats say
Kyiv should signal more willingness to negotiate with Russia.
Our guests:
Laura von Daniels, head of the research division “The Americas” at the Berlin based think tank SWP.
Matthew Karnitschnig is chief Europe Correspondent for “Politico”.
Michael Thumann, diplomatic correspondent for the German weekly “Die Zeit”.
Chapters:
0:00 After the midterms: Could US support for Ukraine wane?
2:00 Kherson retreat: Russians don’t acknowledge this as a defeat
4:00 Russian pullback is a strong impetus for Ukrainians to keep going
7:30 US Congress won’t block aid for Ukraine but there will be more questions
9:00 Russia is disappointed about the midterm results
11:00 Congress’ support for Ukraine depends on strength of populist Republicans
12:30 Are negotiations between Zelenskyj and Putin possible?
14:00 Ukraine has made suggestions for ending the conflict but Russia rejected them
15:30 US is talking both to Moscow and Kyiv
18:00 Trump is the biggest loser of the midterms but Trumpism could survive
21:00 Clear majority in congress continues to support Ukraine
23:00 We could see louder calls for Europe to do more
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