EU Hopes New U.S. Congress Will Support Ukraine and Increase Pressure on Russia

Following the Democratic Party's landslide victory in the U.S. midterm elections, the European Union (EU) stated on the 4th (local time) that it hopes the newly formed U.S. Congress will continue to support Ukraine and step up pressure on Russia.

According to AFP, Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said, "We hope that the new Congress will continue its support for Ukraine and increase pressure on Russia," adding that the EU and the U.S. must pressure Russia into ending the war through "much stronger cooperation."

This is interpreted as an expression of hope that the U.S. Congress, where the Democratic Party holds the advantage, will shift its stance, given that U.S. President Donald Trump has shown lukewarm support for Ukraine and a conciliatory attitude toward Russia.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has frequently clashed with President Trump on international issues, assessed that the U.S. election results reflect the American people's opposition to hatred.

Sánchez posted on X (formerly Twitter), saying, "Yesterday, the American people voted against policies that only make people poorer," and claimed it was "a vote against hatred, against sexism, against climate denial, and against the privileges of elites."

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, when asked about the U.S. midterm elections in Antigua and Barbuda where he was visiting to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, said, "I think the world has an opportunity to pull together around the cost-of-living issues that affect all of us."

He added, "We cannot alleviate the cost-of-living pressures until the war in the Middle East and Russia's war in Ukraine are resolved," emphasizing, "This is what we need to focus on right now."

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