Ukraine Fears Termination of US Funding

The Ukrainian authorities were not prepared for the fact that the election of the US President would lead to the victory of Republican Donald Trump, said a source in the Ukrainian Presidential Administration, adding that Kiev’s "communication with the headquarters of the new president is very weak."

Only a few Ukrainian businessmen are familiar with the team of Donald Trump, and the 45th US president has never visited Ukraine.

After Trump’s victory, Ukrainian politicians fear the possible lifting of sanctions with Russia and the cessation of financial support from American partners.

The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, expressed hopes for US support for reforms and the restoration of the territorial integrity of the country, and invited Donald Trump to Ukraine.

The head of the parliamentary opposition, Yuriy Boyko, called Trump’s victory a total failure of the political line.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian politicians began to delete records with insults to Trump.

Trump will take Office as the 45th US President after his inauguration on January 20, 2017.

President Vladimir Putin in his congratulatory telegram to the victorious election Republican Donald Trump expressed confidence that the dialogue between Moscow and Washington will continue in the interests of both Russia and the United States.

Dimitri Dolaberidze