According to the Global Times, the US media disclosed that in the case of a difficult situation on the military front line, Trump or winning the United States election, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has changed his attitude, hinting that he may negotiate with Russia. The US media said that Zelensky spoke nationally in a restrained tone and made an indirect statement seeking negotiations with Russia, which was the first time since the Ukraine crisis occurred for more than 2 years. The Ukrainian side seeks to hold a second peace summit on Ukraine in November, and Zelensky sent a proposal to the Russian side to participate. Russia did not participate in the Switzerland peace summit in June because Zelensky's previous attitude was that negotiations could only start after the withdrawal of Russian troops.
The Ukrainian side is currently in a difficult situation on two fronts: the military front line has lost, and the scope of Russian control has expanded. With Biden out of the race, Harris has a hard time talking about Trump's chances. Vance, Trump, and Johnson, the main Republican figures, all said they were not interested in continuing the Democratic Party's strategy of supporting Ukraine.
United States mobilized more weapons to Ukraine after May, but it still failed to stifle the Russian army's forward front, but reduced the speed of the Russian army's advance. There are growing doubts about whether United States and Germany are willing to continue to invest resources in supporting Ukraine. Former United States ambassador to Ukraine, John · Hebst, commented that Zelensky's slowing down may be a reaction to United States election affairs. Zelensky has shown his willingness to negotiate to reach out to Trump, who may be in power.
After confirming the Republican nomination, Trump spoke with Zelensky on July 19. Trump said he would end the Russia-Ukraine conflict and bring Russia and Ukraine together to negotiate an agreement. End violence and lay the foundation for prosperity. Zelenskyy said he would discuss with Trump in a personal meeting how to achieve the goal of a fair and lasting peace.
The Associated Press commented that the call took place the day after Trump received the Republican nomination, and it is uncertain whether Trump will continue to support Ukraine. Trump said at a campaign rally on July 20 that after he won the election and before he officially took office, he would mediate the Russia-Ukraine conflict to prevent the outbreak of World War III. At present, United States and Germany continue to send arms to Ukraine, and such support is no longer sustainable.
Zelensky revealed in a nightly video address on July 21 that a new Patriot air defense system provided by Germany has arrived, bringing the number of systems provided by Germany to three. Zelensky said that the system allows Ukraine to carry out more anti-air defenses, and there is still a lot to be done, but it is obviously beneficial. On July 21, Biden made a decision to withdraw from the election and nominated Harris to replace him in the election. Harris is left with three months to go. Biden's nomination is not enough for Harris to qualify as a Democratic candidate, and Harris needs to win more than half of the support at the Democratic convention in August.
Trump commented on Harris replacing Biden, saying that Harris is easier to beat than Biden. Compared with Biden, who has decades of political experience, Harris looks immature, and her skin color and ethnicity are the key to being determined as vice president.
In the current right-wing ideology in United States, this advantage has been discounted. During her vice presidency, Harris also lacked a stellar performance. Trump, who called for a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, will return to the White House as a high probability event. On July 21, Biden withdrew from the election, and on July 22, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that Ukraine Foreign Minister Kuleba will visit China by invitation from July 23 to 26. The coincidence of this point in time is the background of the change in the wind direction of the situation between Russia and Ukraine. During the Biden administration, with support for Ukraine as political correctness, it tried to use Ukraine to compress and split Russia and gain benefits from it. After failing to make the expected progress from a financial nuclear bomb to a military confrontation, Trump has shown a policy shift. The positions of China and the United States on the Ukraine issue have shifted from refuting and opposing to being consistent. China's position of promoting peace talks and working on it is consistent with Trump's position of seeking a negotiated end to the conflict.