For Ukrainians, U.S. Midterm Results Bring Some Hope

Foreign Policy · Sam Skove, Christina Lu · 2026-11-04 18:41 UTC

But as winter approaches, their focus is on meeting basic needs.

But as winter approaches, their focus is on meeting basic needs.

KYIV AND WASHINGTON—The outcome of the U.S. congressional elections this week, which gave Democrats control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, will be welcomed in some countries more than others, including Ukraine—which has quarreled with Republican-controlled Washington off and on for two years now.

So what are ordinary Ukrainians saying about the results?

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