Quotes
If we talk to the Americans, we come to the conclusion that we are starting from scratch. Our main task now is to avoid causing trouble and to hold back from exerting too much pressure. There are a lot of people around Trump who are not our friends, let's put it this way. We need to get through the winter and wait for the inauguration, and then we can talk about these matters seriously,
says one of Ukrainska Pravda sources among the political elite Some say that Trump still hasn't forgiven Ze [Zelenskyy – ed.] and Yermak for not going all out for him in 2020 during the impeachment, and he lost the election. But Trump himself publicly thanked us for our position at the time. Others say that there will be no support, but Trump himself said during the call that everything will be fine, he will not abandon us. It seems that they are deliberately creating uncertainty,
says one Ukrainska Pravda source on Bankova Street But for now, until Trump becomes president, until all his nominees are actually appointed to the government and other bodies, this loud and aggressive MAGA minority will have a significant impact and will behave as aggressively as possible. That's why all Ukraine’s friends are now behaving in a very restrained way in public, so as not to arouse hate,
adds the source, who is familiar with American backroom politics There is no point for Ukraine to put pressure on Trump now, because he has no solution. And the harder we push, the sooner we may end up with a solution that we won't like at all,
sums up one of the diplomats involved in US relations Bipartisanship is our mantra. And this is what we have to work with. We still have a pro-Ukrainian majority in both houses of Congress. We need to preserve that as much as possible. And give our true friends time to convey our view of the situation to Trump and try to get him on the pro-Ukrainian side,
says one of Ukrainska Pravda’s sources in diplomatic circles In Ukraine, everyone somehow thinks that Trump wakes up with thoughts about us and goes to sleep with them. These are illusions. He is now spending 90% of his time looking for people for his Cabinet. And the remaining 10% of his time is spent on all the other issues: the border [with Mexico – ed.], migration, abortion and China. And only then does Ukraine emerge somewhere,
a current Ukrainian diplomat told Ukrainska Pravda Trump will be the one to decide everything. But the Republican Party is not only about Trump and definitely not about his "young team". The mainstream party members are deeply unsettled by figures like Musk, and conflicts cannot be ruled out. This is especially so, considering that the Republicans have a very fragile majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, where every vote matters. This means that Trump will have to meet the demands of the party,
as a source in Ukrainian diplomatic circles describes the situation We could criticise Biden a lot for his indecision and hesitation. But he was predictable. As a child of the Cold War, Biden had clear guiding principles: for him, the inviolability of borders and supporting people who share common values were fundamental. Even if he had wanted somehow to get out of the war in Ukraine, he simply could not opt for some form of recognition of conquest or anything like that. What about Trump? No one knows, and this is the main problem,
a Ukrainian diplomatic source explains off the record There's no need to panic; Kamala will win, and there will be no catastrophe,
Yermak said, ... according to two unrelated UP sources who met with the head of the Office on 4 November The atmosphere in Mar-a-Lago is a bit like it was at Zelenskyy's headquarters after his election as president of Ukraine: everyone is in a state of euphoria and a strong belief that they are about to turn the world upside down,
says one Ukrainian politician who has had contact with Trump's headquarters The new Trump administration and we may not like each other, but Ukraine alone will not bring the Russians to the negotiating table. We have no leverage and nothing to pressure them with that could force them to back down. Nothing will work without Trump. So we are sitting still, holding the Kursk front and waiting for January,
the source in Zelenskyy’s team concludes We have a neighbour in need, and we must help. Our countries are the largest per capita contributors to Ukraine,
We've discussed contacts with our partners – with the US and others – and our coordinated work with them to implement what we've already agreed upon and to ensure the necessary additional military and political reinforcement. In particular, for the sake of inviting Ukraine to NATO,
I've outlined the specific air defence systems that are needed and can work. Our partners have these air defence systems,
We expect this [the delivery of all promised supplies], and it significantly affects the motivation and morale of our people,
.jpg)
.jpg)