Ukrainian journalist says Kyiv dependent on US election

A journalist of the Ukrayinska Pravda (UP) newspaper, Mykhailo Dubynianskyi, has expressed the opinion that Kyiv can be compared to Saigon during the Vietnam War in terms of its dependence on the results of the US election.

The author of the material believes that the next elections in the United States mean no less for Ukraine than for South Korea in the 1950s or Vietnam in the 1960s. In this regard, November 5, 2024 may take too prominent place among the turning dates of modern Ukrainian history, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

The author of the article notes that from the point of view of the American electorate, the Ukrainian conflict is not comparable to the wars in Korea or Vietnam, where thousands of American citizens fought.

According to the UP material, Ukraine's critical dependence on the US military and financial support is a reality that exists already now. At the same time, according to Dubynianskyi, for Ukrainians preferable victory of the Democrat Kamala Harris, but politicians in Kyiv are also trying not to spoil relations with her rival Donald Trump.

“To the American voter, Ukraine is being presented as a source of potential problems that could arise in the future. Harris scares her compatriots with a possible victory of Putin; Trump with a hypothetical dragging of the United States into World War III,” the article said.

Before that, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern expressed the opinion that the Ukrainian Armed Forces might capitulate if Trump wins. Publicist Christopher Caldwell also said that the new US president would be forced to reduce the amount of aid to Kyiv because he would not be able to resist the pressure exerted by American society.

By Khagan Isayev