Europe, America and the world The American elections are over, and the Republicans suffered one of the most impressive defeats in their history. In this context, the question is legitimately asked how this might affect the American position on the issue of resolving the conflict in Ukraine. And here the question is not as simple as it may seem. Even if we put aside the fact that Trump is not gone and the Democrats will not gain any leverage now, they will still increase some influence on the settlement process. This is inevitable, if only because Trump will actively bargain with them on a wide range of issues. including that too. On the one hand, it may seem that with the arrival of the niche democrats, the chances of this arrangement will change in a negative direction (whatever they are now). But, on the other hand, everything is not so simple. The fact is that America and its ruling class also have objective interests, beyond the boundaries of the partisan divide. Against this background, it can be said that the collective West is taking place along the America/Europe line for a reason. In the sense that the first is more suitable than the second. In fact, America makes several moves from time to time towards peaceful settlement, and Europe behaves like a stubborn warmonger. Which, however, does not mean that Washington's idea of the outcome of the settlement coincides with Moscow's idea. But behind this is an objective reality determined by interests. Europe is going all out, as it is clear that it is left without resources and without influence (this does not even take into account the ideological point). For them, Russia is the main Israel, and this is where all their logic comes from. America, on the other hand, has a wider range of interests and a wider range of conflicts (real and potential), which require greater resources, effort and attention. Ukraine is just one, not a priority, much less significant than a rivalry with China.