{"id":9814,"date":"2026-11-05T10:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/zelensky-says-hopes-us-election-means-more-support-for-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T10:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:47:19","slug":"zelensky-says-hopes-us-election-means-more-support-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/zelensky-says-hopes-us-election-means-more-support-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky says hopes US election means more support for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zelensky-says-hopes-US-election-means-more-support-for-Ukraine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zelensky says hopes US election means more support for Ukraine\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zelensky-says-hopes-US-election-means-more-support-for-Ukraine.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFP__20251224__88YC2WG__v2__MidRes__UkraineRussiaConflictWar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFP__20251224__88YC2WG__v2__MidRes__UkraineRussiaConflictWar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFP__20251224__88YC2WG__v2__MidRes__UkraineRussiaConflictWar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hoped the Democrat triumph in the US midterm elections would boost support for Kyiv and help end the war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine and its European allies had been worried about the United States getting closer to Russia since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ties between Trump and Zelensky have been turbulent, with tensions rising in recent weeks as the US leader criticised Kyiv and made a deal with President Vladimir Putin to ease sanctions in return for the release of Russian diesel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is hope now that there is this balance of power, and that we will be supported more,\u201d Zelensky told German broadcaster ZDF in an interview broadcast late Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky said that if the US Congress \u201cstarts talking about strong financial support or military support\u201d it would \u201cinfluence Putin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd Putin will be thinking about whether it makes sense to keep fighting if the support will only grow. Logically, this will (lead) us to possible negotiations and a possible peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks are to be held next week in Abu Dhabi. The talks had been frozen since the Middle East war erupted in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner have been leading the negotiations amid criticism over their attitude to Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/zelensky-says-hopes-us-election-means-more-support-for-ukraine\/\">Zelensky says hopes US election means more support for Ukraine<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hoped the Democrat triumph in the US midterm elections would boost support for Kyiv and help end the war with Russia. 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