{"id":12777,"date":"2026-11-08T23:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/russia-hopes-u-s-midterm-results-wont-shift-trumps-ukraine-negotiations-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T23:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:46:02","slug":"russia-hopes-u-s-midterm-results-wont-shift-trumps-ukraine-negotiations-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/russia-hopes-u-s-midterm-results-wont-shift-trumps-ukraine-negotiations-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia hopes U.S. midterm results won\u2019t shift Trump\u2019s Ukraine negotiations – National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Republicans\u2019 defeat in the U.S. midterm elections was watched closely in Russia<\/a>, where some observers are predicting it could herald more support for Ukraine<\/a> when the Democrats take over Congress in January.<\/p>\n

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But if the Kremlin is hearing the ticking of a clock on its nearly 5-year-old full-scale invasion of its neighbor, it seemingly remains unperturbed.<\/p>\n

Asked if the election\u2019s outcome could stymie U.S. attempts to help negotiate a settlement between Moscow and Kyiv, Kremlin<\/a> spokesperson Dmitry Peskov voiced hope that U.S. President Donald Trump will continue to pursue his peace efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is groundwork already in place, and another round of trilateral negotiations is set to take place very soon,\u201d Peskov said of talks planned for Tuesday and Wednesday involving Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. representatives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

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He also praised the \u201csuccessful humanitarian peace-building efforts\u201d by first lady Melania Trump, adding that \u201cwe hope that all of this will continue.\u201d Last week\u2019s limited ceasefire around the Russia-occupied city of Oleshky, brokered with her help, allowed for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of some residents.<\/p>\n

Peskov shrugged off a question from reporters on whether the new Congress would challenge Trump\u2019s stance on Russia and Ukraine. He called it an \u201cinternal matter\u201d for the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Last month, he struck a diesel fuel import deal with Russia in a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on the Kremlin, to the dismay of Ukraine and its European allies. He also claimed that Kyiv\u2019s attacks on Russian oil refineries caused a spike in diesel prices in the U.S. He urged Kyiv to halt the strikes, even though rising global energy prices were largely driven by the Iran war.<\/p>\n

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Trump also issued an executive order to put on hold sweeping new sanctions that clamped down on the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest. Lawmakers from both parties blasted Trump\u2019s move as benefiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Ukraine reported a throttling of Starshield, the military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX. Trump denied being behind the brief slowing of Starshield, but the move to limit the system that serves as the backbone of Ukraine\u2019s drone operations and battlefield communications was widely seen as part of Washington\u2019s efforts to pressure Kyiv.<\/p>\n

The diesel deal appeared to falter this week after U.S. federal and state officials warned that handling any shipments could bring legal consequences, and two U.S.-bound tankers changed course. The Kremlin sought to play down the development, saying deliveries will continue.<\/p>\n

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Kyiv desperately needs to replenish its supplies of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors to fend off Russia\u2019s ballistic missile attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made repeated requests for Washington to speed up delivery of the defensive systems, but U.S. stockpiles have been exhausted by the Iran war, and the U.S. has prioritized replenishing its own arsenals.<\/p>\n

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On Oct. 30, the Trump administration said it has approved a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot interceptors for Ukraine after Kyiv had accused the Pentagon of delaying delivery.<\/p>\n

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Trump also appeared to echo the Kremlin\u2019s view that Zelenskyy was an obstacle to peace while saying Putin was more open to a deal.<\/p>\n

Trump on Thursday conferred with Putin\u2019s envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who attended a White House ceremony with the first lady recognizing last week\u2019s humanitarian truce. The president didn\u2019t meet any of the Ukrainian officials also at the event but hinted that some kind of grand deal about European security was in the works.<\/p>\n

Many in Russia argue that the Democrats\u2019 victory could put congressional pressure on Trump to tread more carefully and toughen his stand on Russia.<\/p>\n

Dmitry Medvedev, who served as Russian president in 2008-12, predicted that Trump would be less inclined to press Ukraine when a new Congress is seated.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t need an extra confrontation with Democrats,\u201d said Medvedev, who now serves as deputy head of Russia\u2019s Security Council.<\/p>\n

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There has been strong bipartisan support for Ukraine, raising the prospect of veto-proof passage of more aid to Kyiv or tough new sanctions on Moscow.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, Zelenskyy told German broadcaster ZDF that while there has been backing for Kyiv from both parties, the Democrats \u201cspeak very clearly about supporting Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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