There is particular distrust in Moscow towards the new American President Donald Trump. The Kremlin portrays the politician as an enemy who uses Ukraine to harm Russia. “Trump is an imperialist, a profiteer (…),” says computer scientist Svetlana (55).
He would ‘live at the expense of other countries’. “We live in a time where power decides everything. When you have the power, you act as you want – regardless of whether you are right or wrong,” said Moscow retiree Mikhail Korzhikov.
Although some people distrust Trump, the change of power raises hopes for peace in Ukraine and Russia, among others. “Many have died and there is a lack of weapons and many other things. This has to stop, otherwise we will soon no longer exist,” says entrepreneur Julia (35) from Kiev. Joe Biden’s administration supported the war-torn country with billions of dollars in military and economic aid. Trump rejects this.
‘I don’t know how to live with suffering’
Music teacher Irina Kharitonova from Moscow also wants peace. “So many people have lost loved ones, there is so much suffering happening and you don’t know how to live with it.” She is betting that the politician will be ‘nice’ to Putin.
As soon as he took office, the US president announced a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and warned him that he would have “big problems” without a peace deal. He also promised during the election campaign that he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. But now he speaks of “six months”.
However, Inna from Ukraine does not know what a peace agreement negotiated under Trump would look like, or whether the conditions for her country would be ‘good or bad’. The 32-year-old said her hometown is regularly attacked by drones. “He is a crazy person, so anything is possible,” a 23-year-old Ukrainian told AFP.
Source: Krone
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