After Donald Trumpʼs victory in nov 5th election Joe Biden set-up a key meeting in white house for next wednesday. The sit-down aims to talk about major world problems and ensure smooth power switch
Jake Sullivan national security adviser pointed out that the meeting will cover lots of ground: Europe Asia and mid-east topics are on the table. The main focus – Ukraineʼs future support which has gotten $174-billion in U.S aid since russia started the war about two-and-half years ago
Trump has different ideas about Ukraine support; he thinks the war needs quick end (which might mean giving up land to russia). Meanwhile Volodymyr Zelenskiy doesnt know details of Trumps fast-end plan but thinks it could mean bad news for Kyiv
- Republicans got 213 house seats
- Senate will have 52 republican majority
- Moscow holds 1/5 of Ukraine now
- Peace talks havent happened since wars start
The next congress setup might help Trump push his plans through easier. Bill Hagerty possible next state secretary says: “The american people want sovereignty protected here in America before we spend our funds protecting another nations sovereignty“
Iʼm not here to put forward a specific legislative proposal President Biden will make the case that we do need ongoing resources for Ukraine beyond the end of his term
During the 70-day switch time Biden wants to show why leaving Ukraine alone could make Europe less safe – but with republicans taking over congress and Trump not liking current support levels things might change a lot