The USA’s position in the Ukraine war after the presidential election is in the background in connection with President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the country.
During the trip, Zelenskyj himself will present his victory plan to President Joe Biden, and also have time to meet presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
For Ukraine, this autumn’s presidential election may mean a crossroads for the relationship between the countries.
Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he could end the war in Ukraine within a few days.
How that would happen, the Republican presidential candidate has not answered. In the election debate against Kamala Harris, Trump also refused to answer whether he wants Ukraine to win the war.
Demilitarized Zone
However, the vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has opened up in interviews that a demilitarized zone between Ukraine and Russia and promises from Ukraine not to join NATO could be part of a peace plan.
However, the plan raises questions – even within the own party, says SVT’s US correspondent Fouad Youcefi.
– Who is to manage a demilitarized zone? And where exactly should that zone be located? So far, it is an unrealistic plan, he says in Aktuellt.
Greater support among Democrats
Surveys show that a majority of Americans want to see some form of peace negotiations in Ukraine. At the same time, the country is divided in its view of support for Ukraine, in a situation where the US has given the equivalent of SEK 570 billion in military aid.
While only 36 percent of Republicans believe that the United States has an obligation to help Ukraine, as many as 63 percent of Democrats support the country, according to the Peuh polling institute.
Despite the Democrats’ clearer position for Ukraine in the war, however, neither President Joe Biden nor presidential candidate Kamala Harris has presented a plan for how the war should end.
– They have been adamant that it is Ukraine that should decide what a just peace should look like, says Fouad Youcefi.