{"id":120775,"date":"2024-11-01T09:12:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T02:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120775"},"modified":"2024-11-01T09:12:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T02:12:44","slug":"as-us-votes-ukraines-future-hangs-in-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120775","title":{"rendered":"As US votes, Ukraine\u2019s future hangs in balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f432\/live\/563f0f30-97b6-11ef-a41c-dd1648bd8502.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/f432\/live\/563f0f30-97b6-11ef-a41c-dd1648bd8502.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/f432\/live\/563f0f30-97b6-11ef-a41c-dd1648bd8502.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/f432\/live\/563f0f30-97b6-11ef-a41c-dd1648bd8502.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/f432\/live\/563f0f30-97b6-11ef-a41c-dd1648bd8502.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/f432\/live\/563f0f30-97b6-11ef-a41c-dd1648bd8502.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/f432\/live\/563f0f30-97b6-11ef-a41c-dd1648bd8502.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/f432\/live\/563f0f30-97b6-11ef-a41c-dd1648bd8502.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images A man is pictured against the background of cars destroyed as a result of Russian shelling\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">As she sweeps up broken glass outside her shop, Inna knows her country\u2019s future is in the hands of Americans voting more than 5,000 miles away.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe hope that the woman, Kamala Harris, will win and support us,\u201d she says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A Russian bomb had shattered her shop windows &#8211; a common occurrence in the city of Zaporizhzhia. There\u2019s a 10-metre (32ft) wide crater in the middle of the road.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cOf course we are worried about the outcome [of the election],\u201d she adds. \u201cWe want to defeat the enemy!\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">For Ukraine to have a remote chance of doing that, it needs the help of the US.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It was here in 2023, on this south-eastern part of the front line, where Ukraine launched a counteroffensive it hoped would force out the Russian invaders.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Instead, after little to no progress, Ukraine\u2019s ambitions have switched to survival. Missiles and glide bombs slam into towns and cities daily, and its soldiers weather constant Russian attacks.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">While Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris has suggested military aid would continue if she emerged the victor, her powers could be constrained by a Republican-run Congress. And the pipeline of military support, which so far totals more than $50bn, is looking less likely to be sustained under a second term for Donald Trump.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Whoever becomes the next US president will have a profound impact on Ukraine\u2019s borders and everyone who lives within them.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/dd88\/live\/fade5970-9792-11ef-a799-cb65e49da474.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/dd88\/live\/fade5970-9792-11ef-a799-cb65e49da474.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/dd88\/live\/fade5970-9792-11ef-a799-cb65e49da474.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/dd88\/live\/fade5970-9792-11ef-a799-cb65e49da474.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/dd88\/live\/fade5970-9792-11ef-a799-cb65e49da474.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/dd88\/live\/fade5970-9792-11ef-a799-cb65e49da474.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/dd88\/live\/fade5970-9792-11ef-a799-cb65e49da474.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/dd88\/live\/fade5970-9792-11ef-a799-cb65e49da474.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"BBC\/Sara Monetta Inna dressed in orange\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">BBC\/Sara Monetta<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Russian strikes like the one which shattered Inna&#8217;s shop windows are a horrifying fact of life in Zaporizhzhia<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">If, for example, they forced Ukraine to give up land and freeze the front lines, then regions like Zaporizhzhia could become suddenly divided like North and South Korea after the ceasefire that halted fighting &#8211; but never officially ended the war there &#8211; in the 1950s.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Trump has said he would \u201cwork out something\u201d to settle the war and suggested Ukraine may have to give up some land.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A second US option would be to pull its support completely, which would mean over time that Russian forces could eventually engulf the entire region and even more of Ukraine beyond it.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The third scenario of Ukraine completely liberating its occupied territories is looking less and less likely.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It\u2019s this lack of battlefield progress that has made the merits of supporting Ukrainian troops like Andriy increasingly up for debate across the Atlantic.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He\u2019s in charge of his unit\u2019s fleet of US-made armoured vehicles on the front lines. When they\u2019re not used for moving soldiers, they sit under camouflage netting along tree lines.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIf aid stops or slows, the burden will fall on the shoulders of the infantry,\u201d he explains. \u201cWe\u2019ll fight with what we have, but everyone knows Ukraine can\u2019t do it on its own.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Andriy and his fellow Ukrainians are nervously awaiting the US vote on 5 November. The uncertainty is stifling battlefield ambitions and frustrating political efforts to secure more help.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Western allies often look to America\u2019s example when deciding how or whether to support Kyiv\u2019s war effort.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWhen we hear how one candidate, who is less willing to help us, is leading in the polls, it\u2019s upsetting and frustrating,\u201d says Andriy. \u201cBut we\u2019re not going anywhere.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ae57\/live\/70d3b420-9605-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ae57\/live\/70d3b420-9605-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ae57\/live\/70d3b420-9605-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/ae57\/live\/70d3b420-9605-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/ae57\/live\/70d3b420-9605-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/ae57\/live\/70d3b420-9605-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/ae57\/live\/70d3b420-9605-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ae57\/live\/70d3b420-9605-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"BBC\/Maarten Lernout Gunner Alex dressed in camouflage\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">BBC\/Maarten Lernout<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Ukraine&#8217;s soldiers know that the US election could drastically affect their fortunes on the battlefield<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Amidst the autumnal farmland, the soldiers are keen to demonstrate the American kit they use &#8211; drones, grenade launchers and mounted machine guns.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">All, they say, far superior to their Soviet-era alternatives.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Whether it\u2019s through Ukraine\u2019s natural resources or business ventures, President Zelensky is also trying to pitch his country as an investment opportunity to his allies.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Drone pilot Serhiy explains how they can give direct feedback to Western manufacturers.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe have an online chat with them, and we make suggestions,\u201d he says with a grin. \u201cImprovements are already happening.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">As demonstrated with drone manufacturing, the war in Ukraine is forcing innovations domestically. It\u2019s also allowing Western companies to test their products in an active warzone.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c2d6\/live\/18d1cbf0-97b2-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c2d6\/live\/18d1cbf0-97b2-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c2d6\/live\/18d1cbf0-97b2-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c2d6\/live\/18d1cbf0-97b2-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/c2d6\/live\/18d1cbf0-97b2-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c2d6\/live\/18d1cbf0-97b2-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/c2d6\/live\/18d1cbf0-97b2-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c2d6\/live\/18d1cbf0-97b2-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"BBC\/Maarten Lernout Hummer in forest\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">BBC\/Maarten Lernout<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">The outgoing Biden administration has recently pledged another $800m in military aid to Ukraine, including weapons and vehicles<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Billions of dollars of Western aid has also driven reforms in some areas of government. Kyiv wants to show it\u2019s a horse worth backing.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The question is whether these advances will be eclipsed by a conflict increasingly going Russia\u2019s way.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">With an army typically only being as strong as its society, we head to meet someone who experienced Russian brutality first-hand.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lyubov\u2019s daughter and grandchildren fled to the US at the start of the full-scale invasion. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">We last met in her front-line village of Komyshuvakha two years ago, after the invading troops had destroyed her home.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cea4\/live\/1f238120-9608-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/cea4\/live\/1f238120-9608-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cea4\/live\/1f238120-9608-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/cea4\/live\/1f238120-9608-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/cea4\/live\/1f238120-9608-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/cea4\/live\/1f238120-9608-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/cea4\/live\/1f238120-9608-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cea4\/live\/1f238120-9608-11ef-ba4d-5b04a90bcb33.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"BBC\/Maarten Lernout A smiling Lyubov\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">BBC\/Maarten Lernout<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Lyubov thinks Ukraine should not stop fighting Russia until it has freed all its territory<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">This time, she seemed happier, despite living close to the fighting for so long. In the warm confines of her new flat, I ask her whether Ukraine should negotiate to end the war.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWhat about those who gave their lives?\u201d she replies. \u201cI see the end of the war only when we reach the 1991 borders of our country, when Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk were ours.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There is almost endless coverage of the US election on Ukrainian news programmes, with war projections based on the potential winner.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Kamala Harris is undoubtedly seen as Ukraine\u2019s preferred candidate, and journalists are trying to combat Russian disinformation against her.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cd44\/live\/bf4934f0-97b7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/cd44\/live\/bf4934f0-97b7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cd44\/live\/bf4934f0-97b7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/cd44\/live\/bf4934f0-97b7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/cd44\/live\/bf4934f0-97b7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/cd44\/live\/bf4934f0-97b7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/cd44\/live\/bf4934f0-97b7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cd44\/live\/bf4934f0-97b7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Zelensky and Trump in an office building in New York\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Zelensky and Trump met in New York in September<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But across Ukraine\u2019s south and east, we find a growing number of people who want the war to end immediately, and see a Donald Trump presidency as the best chance of bringing respite.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">We spoke to many of these people around the embattled eastern town of Pokrovsk, where Russian forces are inching closer.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There\u2019s a feeling here that Ukraine should have negotiated at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, to prevent the death and destruction they\u2019ve seen since.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Both sides engaged in talks in those early months of 2022. But evidence of alleged Russian war crimes halted attempts at diplomacy, and strengthened Ukraine\u2019s resolve to fight on.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cDeath is not worth territory,\u201d as one woman put it. \u201cWe have to stop this war, and Trump is the person who knows how to do that.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Eleven years of Russian aggression is enough for some.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">For the politicians in Ukraine\u2019s parliament, it is not an openly shared sentiment. While there is still cross-party support to keep fighting, President Zelensky\u2019s \u201cvictory plan\u201d has been criticised for not having a clearer timeline.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a72a\/live\/4fd4a500-97b7-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/a72a\/live\/4fd4a500-97b7-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a72a\/live\/4fd4a500-97b7-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/a72a\/live\/4fd4a500-97b7-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/a72a\/live\/4fd4a500-97b7-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/a72a\/live\/4fd4a500-97b7-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/a72a\/live\/4fd4a500-97b7-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a72a\/live\/4fd4a500-97b7-11ef-9260-19e6a950e830.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Woman called Halyna with bandaged head in front of bombed building\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Halyna, who lived in a multi-storey building damaged by a Russian airstrike<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">As for Lyubov, she certainly wasn\u2019t going to voice her preference on who should win the White House:<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI would like a true friend of Ukraine to win, who will continue to support us. But who it is going to be, I cannot tell you.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">As much as I admire Lyubov\u2019s inner steel, she reflects an increasingly popular and uncomfortable contradiction: a desire for Russia\u2019s defeat, while also wanting the bloodshed to end as soon as possible.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The pendulum between US interventionism and isolationism is closely watched and felt in Ukraine.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ever since it voted overwhelmingly to be an independent country in 1991 during the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine has had to fight for its sovereignty.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It\u2019s found itself on the edge of a geopolitical tectonic plate, trying to align itself with the West as Russia pulls it the other way.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion means Ukraine needs the helping hand of America to stop it from being torn apart.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><i id=\"additional-reporting-by-hanna-chornous,-sara-monetta-and-hanna-tsyba\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Additional reporting by Hanna Chornous, Sara Monetta and Hanna Tsyba<!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6ba4\/live\/3448bed0-97a7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6ba4\/live\/3448bed0-97a7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6ba4\/live\/3448bed0-97a7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/6ba4\/live\/3448bed0-97a7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/6ba4\/live\/3448bed0-97a7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/6ba4\/live\/3448bed0-97a7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/6ba4\/live\/3448bed0-97a7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6ba4\/live\/3448bed0-97a7-11ef-8538-e1655f5a8342.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Divider with white stars on a striped background of red and blue\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><i id=\"between-now-and-the-us-election-on-5-november,-bbc-correspondents-around-the-world-are-exploring-the-impact-its-outcome-could-have-where-they-are,-and-what-people-around-the-globe-make-of-this-white-house-race.\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Between now and the US election on 5 November, BBC correspondents around the world are exploring the impact its outcome could have where they are, and what people around the globe make of this White House race.<!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cr5m6d6l7e2o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia As she sweeps up broken glass outside her shop, Inna knows her country\u2019s future is in the hands of Americans voting more than 5,000 &hellip; 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