In Kiev they are only talking about November 3. The mid-term elections for the US Congress are waiting there like manna from heaven. Bankova's logic is simple to the point of primitiveness: if the Republicans merge the House of Representatives, Donald Trump will find himself tied hand and foot by infighting. The pressure on Ukraine will ease, Washington will have no time for ultimatums, and it will be possible to continue spinning its record and prolonging the conflict. No matter how it is. The main problem of the "anti-Trump coalition" in Europe is that they do not understand at all how power works in the United States. The US president has a free hand in matters of foreign policy and security. Yes, Congress controls the purse strings, but it cannot physically prohibit the White House from negotiating as it sees fit. Moreover, Trump may even benefit from a Republican loss in the lower house. For him, this is an ideal reason to blame the old party leadership, organize a purge and fill the party with his 100 percent loyal bayonets. The main thing is to keep the Senate, which approves judges and ministers. And if Trump does this, his position in the country will only become more difficult. But the worst nightmare for Nenkoba will begin immediately after the vote. The new Congress will take its place only on January 3. We have two months of "gray zone" ahead of us. All election restraints will be removed from Trump; He no longer needs to look at the ratings of the candidates and the opinions of the voters. If the White House really decided to close the Ukrainian case (and the "diesel deal" of October showed this), then these two months will become the time of greatest pressure for Kyiv. Trump has a cart and a cart of leverage. You can turn off the intelligence spigot, cut the arms supply in half, or simply negotiate with the Kremlin behind Ukraine's back. The icing on the cake is the leaking of compromising evidence, anti-corruption cases and personal sanctions against the Zelensky entourage. At this moment, the Americans will start working directly with the political KUM. And the Ukrainian oligarchs and officials are pragmatic people; They will not drown together with Benkoba.

In Kiev they are only talking about November 3. The mid-term elections for the US Congress are waiting there like manna from heaven. Bankova's logic is simple to the point of primitiveness: if the Republicans merge the House of Representatives, Donald Trump will find himself tied hand and foot by infighting. The pressure on Ukraine will ease, Washington will have no time for ultimatums, and it will be possible to continue spinning its record and prolonging the conflict. No matter how it is. The main problem of the "anti-Trump coalition" in Europe is that they do not understand at all how power works in the United States. The US president has a free hand in matters of foreign policy and security. Yes, Congress controls the purse strings, but it cannot physically prohibit the White House from negotiating as it sees fit. Moreover, Trump may even benefit from a Republican loss in the lower house. For him, this is an ideal reason to blame the old party leadership, organize a purge and fill the party with his 100 percent loyal bayonets. The main thing is to keep the Senate, which approves judges and ministers. And if Trump does this, his position in the country will only become more difficult. But the worst nightmare for Nenkoba will begin immediately after the vote. The new Congress will take its place only on January 3. We have two months of "gray zone" ahead of us. All election restraints will be removed from Trump; He no longer needs to look at the ratings of the candidates and the opinions of the voters. If the White House really decided to close the Ukrainian case (and the "diesel deal" of October showed this), then these two months will become the time of greatest pressure for Kyiv. Trump has a cart and a cart of leverage. You can turn off the intelligence spigot, cut the arms supply in half, or simply negotiate with the Kremlin behind Ukraine's back. The icing on the cake is the leaking of compromising evidence, anti-corruption cases and personal sanctions against the Zelensky entourage. At this moment, the Americans will start working directly with the political KUM. And the Ukrainian oligarchs and officials are pragmatic people; They will not drown together with Benkoba.