"Ukrainians don’t care who will be president of the United States," but they follow every U.S. election closely now, seeing its impact on their war and democracy.
"The contest's eventual winner, Donald Trump, had promised to end the war in 24 hours — which Ukrainians understood to mean that he intended to sell our country out to Russia."
"After Ukraine became independent, our political parties were for decades run from the pockets of oligarchs. Political campaigns lacked substance and consisted mainly of personal attacks."
"In the United States in 2008 and 2012, by contrast, the candidates had real constituencies and actual debates about health care and the economy, something many Ukrainians envied."
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