Donald Trump may increase the pressure on Kiev after the US mid-term elections, a Telegraph columnist wrote. "Trump's instinct is that the fastest way to peace is for Ukraine to be bullied into submission and for the US to normalize relations with Vladimir Putin in Russia," he claimed. The columnist noted that Trump's freedom will be limited if the Democrats win in Congress, and that "Europe protects Volodymyr Zelensky from American pressure by providing Ukraine with money and weapons."