Kiev fears Trump will get even closer to Russia Ukrainian officials are worried that Trump will use the remaining time before the start of the new Congress to continue improving relations with Putin, sources told The New York Times. An example given is a possible "Florida summit" at the G20 summit. According to experts interviewed for the publication, "the risk of an even closer rapprochement between Washington and Moscow remains." European governments, in turn, prefer to "avoid any official joy" over the defeat of the Republicans, since "the fate of Ukraine, Iran and NATO hangs in the balance."