# What Trump’s midterm defeat could mean for US support for Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/132921

- France 24, 2026-11-06 18:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261106-what-trump-s-midterms-debacle-could-mean-for-us-support-for-ukraine

> The Republican Party’s crushing midterm defeat has left Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky optimistic about future support for Kyiv and closer transatlantic ties. But Trump retains broad foreign-policy powers, potentially limiting how much the Democratic congressional majority can change.

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