Trump's unpredictable policies could alter the course of war in Ukraine

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The election of Donald Trump as US president might alter the war in Ukraine. His unpredictability raises concerns about aid reduction, but his approach remains unclear.

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00:00With Trump's re-election in the U.S., fears about a shift in the Ukraine war have started

00:05to emerge.

00:06While Trump's exact policy is unclear, he has previously said that as president he would

00:11settle the war within 24 hours, raising fears that he may reduce or cut off aid.

00:16In Kiev, analysts and policy experts are discussing the likely impact.

00:21Well, Trump is an incredibly unpredictable politician, maybe the most unpredictable politician

00:25who's ever been in the White House, so it's always a bit of a guessing game.

00:31I think what we can say is that fundamentally he's inclined to make a deal with Putin.

00:38Trump's world view is very much about the top players sitting down together at the table

00:43and making the deals and deciding everything amongst themselves.

00:47The Trump campaign suggested a deal to end the war could include blocking Ukraine's NATO

00:52and EU access, but optimism remains in Kiev.

00:56We'll see if President Trump will surprise us.

00:59We're not exactly sure yet what that surprise will be, but I think we are looking forward

01:04to working together with President Trump, with the new administration, with the transition team.

01:10Even if Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to an agreement to end

01:15the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to agree to this.

01:21For many of Kiev's residents, the election results have only brought mixed feelings.

01:28The fact that he doesn't see it as an actual fight, but just as a misunderstanding between

01:32both the presidents, I'm really scared about what type of decision he can make.

01:37Maybe he can help us to solve this more quickly and this solution will benefit us. I hope so.

01:46Facing an uncertain fate, Ukraine's president, who was amongst the first to congratulate Trump,

01:52has appealed to the US President-elect's commitment to peace through strength.

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