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It is still not known with 100% probability which of the US presidential candidates will win the election on November 5. However, Europe is already preparing for the fact that if Donald Trump, who represents the Republican Party, wins, then aid to Ukraine in the war against Russia will stop literally immediately.
Politico writes about this with reference to a European diplomat.
"The aid can stop immediately," he said. And he emphasized that the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would like to take advantage of this. According to him, the Kremlin leader will take Donbas, Crimea, and then "put off time until the next time."
The media writes that Putin may later attack one of the EU and NATO countries - Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania - to test "Trump's already weak commitment to NATO and the provisions on mutual defense of the military alliance." It is noted that Great Britain also fears that Trump will "pull the rug out from under the feet of Volodymyr Zelenskyi" by reducing military aid to Ukraine or, for its continuation, by setting the condition that immediate peace negotiations are necessary.
"Trump's victory will cause a tsunami of panic on the virtually rudderless [European] continent, which is already barely coping with two wars on its periphery," the article said.
Some EU leaders point out that Europe has become stronger thanks to Trump's first presidency. However, his return to the White House could reportedly embolden Putin, exacerbate political divisions on the continent and trigger a devastating trade war.
"Trump's second term will be different. He now knows who he believes has wronged him both internationally and at home, and has developed several plans with his team to kill them," said Leslie Leslie, director of the US and Americas program at the British think tank Chatham House. Vinjamuri.
French European Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad said that they cannot allow American voters to decide security issues in Europe.
"We must be able to support [Ukrainians] regardless of the result," he emphasized.
