The prospect that Republicans might take control of the House has triggered concerns among Ukrainian officials and residents that they may lose long-term support for the war effort.
Ukrainian parliament members Yevheniia Kravchuk and Anastasiia Radina, from left, meet with Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in June.Ukrainian parliament members Yevheniia Kravchuk and Anastasiia Radina, from left, meet with Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in June.
The politics surrounding aid to Ukraine is not an easy subject to talk about in Kyiv, where government officials say avoiding partisan politics in the U.S. is a key pillar of Ukrainian foreign policy. That was the lesson learned during the Trump years, says Petro Burkovskiy, a senior fellow at the Democratic Initiatives Foundation who spent years in the Ukrainian government.
Another factor contributing to fears about the U.S. midterms is that many Ukrainians don't understand U.S. politics, says Volodmyr Dubovyk, the director of international studies at Odesa Mechnikov University. "When there is someone, let's say a member of House, and he or she speaks about 'why are we spending money and Ukraine is corrupt, is not winning,' and people in Ukraine hear this — it means, like, 'Oh my God, that's a new American position that's going to prevail,'" he says.
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