If elected U.S. president in November, Kamala Harris will likely seek to maintain support to Ukraine around current levels in 2025, but developments on the battlefield and Russia's more aggressive actions against the West could result in stronger U.S. support for Kyiv or, in less likely scenarios, U.S. pressure on Ukraine to accept a peace deal or a broader NATO-Russia conflict. During her speech at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, Harris spoke in favor of continuing military and financial support to Ukraine and criticized Republican candidate Donald Trump's stance on the issue, saying that while ''Trump encouraged Putin to invade our allies… As President, I will stand with Ukraine and our NATO allies.'' Her remarks on Ukraine starkly contrasted with those made by Trump in the Sept. 10 presidential debate with Harris, where he twice declined to say whether he wanted Ukraine to win the war, and instead...
