Donald Trump has criticised the tens of billions of dollars spent by the US on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia – and has pledged to end the conflict “within 24 hours” through a negotiated deal. He has not said what he thinks either side should give up.
Trump’s victory has thrown into question the future of American financial support to Kyiv, with European leaders insisting the West needs to remain united going forward:
Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon Harris said that “the US election does not change European values” around international law and territorial integrity, and that EU must stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes
European Council president Charles Michel said he was convinced that all European leaders want to strengthen the ties with the US and that they want to “cooperate with him in all fields including on Ukraine”
Meanwhile, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said the war could end “easily” if Trump takes a “solution-based approach”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he believes that the US will “quit” the war in Ukraine, and warned that Europe will not be able to pay for it without American funding, describing conflict as a “lost war”
