What The U.S. Election Means For Ukraine
The outcome of the U.S. presidential election may affect Ukraine more than any other foreign country. The candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, staked out two very different positions on support for Ukraine.
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Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani:
Background:
Kosovo, throughout the years, has been constantly in the attention of the U.S., regardless of its political leadership. Under Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1999, the U.S. and other NATO allies bombed targets of the then-Yugoslav Army to stop the violence in Kosovo. Almost 10 years later, under Rublican President George W. Bush, Kosovo declared independence. Even the current administration has constantly encouraged Kosovo to normalize relations with Serbia, as a condition to move forward on the path of European integration, while Trump as president witnessed the signing of an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia for the normalization of economic relations.
However, Richard Grenell, who during the Trump administration was the U.S. representative in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue and pushed forward the agreement on the exchange of territories, which the current Kosovo government opposes. During Trump’s presidency, Trump and his administration warned on several occasions about the possibility of withdrawing American troops from Kosovo. Their presence within the peacekeeping mission of NATO, KFOR, is seen as a guarantee for the security of Kosovo.
Kosovo's prime minister, Albin Kurti, in 2020 even accused Grenell of being "directly involved" in the overthrow of his government less than two months after he took office as premier.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili:
Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis:
Just in from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy:
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte...
Hungarian Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky...
"Make America Great Again! Europe is getting ready."
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic...
"Sincere congratulations on the victory...
"Serbia is committed to strengthening relations with the USA, especially in the context of regional stability, the fight against terrorism and economic development. I expect that in the future we will mutually improve our relations based on understanding and mutual respect."
Reaction of Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska:
Dodik is on a U.S. sanctions list. Read more here.
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány:
"Ha. The world is going to be messier now with Trump for a while. But we will get over this, too."