Ukraine has been building on its “victory plan” for the incoming Trump administration, highlighting potential business deals, access to raw materials and troop deployments in an effort to sway the famously transactional US president-elect.
Ukraine’s allies in Europe and the US, including senior Republicans, have offered advice on how to best frame proposals that incentivise close co-operation with Kyiv rather than cutting off critical aid to the country, according to Ukrainian and European officials.
The proposals stem from concerns among Ukrainian and European officials that Donald Trump could move quickly to seal a peace deal with Russia, in effect torpedoing western support to Ukraine.