“Renewing the connection” – Zelenskyj comments on the US Democrats’ election victory at Böhmermann

After the Democrats' victory in the US congressional elections, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope for positive effects for his country in an interview with ZDF.

He hopes “that we will get more support,” said Zelenskyj in an interview published on Wednesday in the satirist Jan Böhmermann’s “ZDF Magazin Royale” program. Democrats are also “talking about renewing the connection between the United States and Europe,” he added.

If the US Congress now speaks of strong financial support or support through weapons, "like Europe is doing and showing today, then that will be something positive that will influence Russian President Vladimir Putin," Zelensky continued.

In the congressional elections on Tuesday, the Democrats regained the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate from US President Donald Trump's Republicans. While this is likely to weaken Trump, especially domestically, it is unclear how it will affect US foreign policy. There are fears in Europe that the US president could appear even more aggressive on the international stage.