War in Ukraine
One expert told Newsweek that the prospect of a Trump presidency, combined with America's increasing concerns over China and a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific, may have given Ukraine an added impetus to secure some high-profile wins over Russia. "If I were the Ukrainians, I would be concerned about both the mood more generally in the U.S., which does show a higher degree of skepticism, and the Republicans, who've got some people way out on the fringes who seem to be far too enamored with Russia and far too skeptical of Europe and Ukraine," Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute, told Newsweek.
