Ukraine faces a tough 2025 with Putin's momentum and Trump presidency

This year is shaping up to be a nail-biter for Ukraine.

This year is shaping up to be a nail-biter for Ukraine. 

After a year of significant gains for Russia, looming large is the presidency of Donald Trump, who has pledged to end the war in “a single day” — even if he has indicated that he is in part sympathetic to Moscow’s arguments and has remained skeptical of promising open-ended military aid to Kyiv.

Some experts believe that, for this reason, it’s likely that Ukraine, and Europe, will need to prepare for a prolonged war.

“Trump, with his unpredictable policy on military support for Kyiv and on how to end the war, will be the biggest challenge,” Justyna Gotkowska, the deputy director of the Center for Eastern Studies, a think tank based in Warsaw, said in an op-ed last week. 

After more than 1,000 days of war, Ukraine is running short on manpower while the Kremlin has stepped up bombings of cities and infrastructure, launching missiles, drones and artillery rounds at civilian targets.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-trump-russia-war-invasion-new-year-rcna184977

---