Ukraine’s MPs hopeful Donald Trump’s victory ‘not a catastrophe’ for war effort

Complexity of negotiating with Putin may benefit Kyiv, with US defence and security appointments critical

Ukrainian politicians are expressing tentative hopes that the return of Donald Trump to the White House will not necessarily lead to a rapid and humiliating forced peace.

An initial 25-minute post-election call between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, during which the president-elect handed the phone to Elon Musk, is said to have been positive in tone and no specifics of any peace proposals were discussed. Zelenskyy also thanked Musk for making the Starlink satellite internet service available for use by his country's military, for whom it is a vital communications tool on the front line.