Zelensky hopes for more aid from Congress for Ukraine after the Democrats' victory
On ZDF Magazin Royale, the Ukrainian president says strong aid from Congress with money or weapons would influence Putin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the result of the congressional election on 4 November 2026. The basis is projections according to which the Democrats win the Senate and the House of Representatives. There is no official final result yet.
In an interview with Jan Böhmermann for the programme ZDF Magazin Royale, published on Wednesday, Zelensky said, according to the Tagesspiegel (21:07 CET, citing the agencies AFP and dpa), that he hopes for more support for Ukraine after the Democrats' victory. The Democrats speak of renewing the connection between the US and Europe.
If Congress decides on strong aid with money or weapons, as Europe does today, “then that will be something positive”. That would influence Russian President Vladimir Putin. The report does not state the place and date of the recording. According to the Tagesspiegel, Trump had suspended by decree in October sanctions against Russia passed by Congress.
The day before, Zelensky had still expected in Berlin that the US would focus more on itself regardless of the outcome of the election, see Reports. This is the view of the Ukrainian government. What the new Congress can do from January is in the timeline.