Putin can use his ally Trump as long as he has some power. World media on the Russia-Ukraine war On November 4 today, the attention of the world media is focused on the mid-term elections in the USA, and the Polish TVP World tries to understand what the defeat of the Republicans could mean for Europe and Ukraine. Congress can influence military aid to Ukraine, NATO funding and sanctions. However, the US president retains broad powers in foreign policy, and as commander-in-chief, decides where to deploy and where to withdraw US forces. One expert said second-term presidents without a majority in Congress typically focus on foreign policy, and whether that would benefit Ukraine and Poland is a tough question. The former US ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, confirmed that in the US foreign policy decisions are made by the president. However, according to him, Ukraine no longer depends on Washington, as in the past, and the Europeans have stepped up to replace the US. CNN writes that the relationship between Trump and Zelensky has been in sharp decline for weeks, but when the election time came, there were almost no comments from Kiev. It is no longer possible to hide that a weakened Trump and the limited time of the presidency play into Ukraine's hands. However, there is a downside - Putin may decide he has a year to maximize the war before a new US presidential race can bring Republicans back to pro-Ukraine. So far, Putin has been unable to use the US president as his ally to win a tangible victory on the battlefield. He can try to change that while Trump still has power. And Bloomberg says that after the Democrats' victory in Ukraine, dollar bond prices rose. Investors are betting that this will improve relations between Kyiv and Washington and Ukraine will receive support for its defense efforts.