Trump and Harris hardly mention Ukraine before the US election: what's going on

In the last weeks before the election, the US presidential candidates - Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party and former President Donald Trump of the Republican Party - mostly focused on the country's internal problems, hardly mentioning Ukraine in their speeches. This is reported by the Voice of America, according to UNN.

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While Harris briefly touched on foreign policy in a speech outside the White House on October 29, noting that Trump's possible success would benefit the Kremlin's interests, the issue of the war in Ukraine generally took a back seat. Trump, in turn, criticized the current administration at a rally in New York for economic woes and global unrest, saying that it had “started a crisis and a war” in the international arena.

Despite the current media lull, Ukraine was a topic of heated debate earlier in the campaign. During the September 10 debate, Trump dodged the question of whether he supported Ukraine's victory, emphasizing his desire to “end the war” and “save lives.” Harris, on the other hand, criticized Trump for his sympathy for authoritarian leaders, saying that he cares more about dictators than democracy.

The recent debate between the Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates did not address Ukraine at all. At the same time, analysts suggest that if both candidates win, unexpected changes in policy toward Ukraine are possible, although Harris, according to experts, demonstrates a more consistent and predictable approach.

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