Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines of the country맥스카지노�s east were only vaguely aware of American election results pointing to Donald Trump맥스카지노�s victory Wednesday 맥스카지노� but firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States.Video above: Ukraine residents react to Trump's election victory: 'We are going to win with him or without him'Their entrenched artillery battery fires on Russian forces daily 맥스카지노� and takes fire nearly as often. Just the other day, one of their overhead nets snared a Russian drone.맥스카지노�I hope that the quantity of weapons, the quantity of guns for our victory will increase,맥스카지노� the unit's 39-year-old commander, who goes by the name Mozart, said in the hours before Trump맥스카지노�s win was confirmed. 맥스카지노�We don't care who is the president, as long as they don't cut us off from help, because we need it.맥스카지노�Though Trump's election throws into doubt American support for Ukraine 맥스카지노� and ultimately whether Kyiv can beat back Russia's invasion 맥스카지노� the soldiers who use their Starlink connection to the internet sparingly learned of the results from Associated Press journalists.Mozart 맥스카지노� who like other soldiers Wednesday did not give his name in keeping with Ukrainian military protocol and has given musical monikers to the battlefield positions 맥스카지노� is among many Ukrainians who hope that Trump will hold the line on American support for their country. Russian forces have recently made gains in the east, although the commander described the front-line situation as 맥스카지노�static.맥스카지노�It was under Trump that the United States first sent weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, in 2017. Those Javelin anti-tank missiles were crucial to Ukraine's ability to fend off the full-scale invasion in 2022. But Trump overall is wary of U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.Trump, who has touted his good relationship with President Vladimir Putin and called the Russian leader 맥스카지노�pretty smart맥스카지노� for invading Ukraine, has repeatedly criticized American backing of Ukraine. He characterized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as 맥스카지노�the greatest salesman on Earth맥스카지노� for winning U.S. aid.Zelenskyy was among the first world leaders to publicly congratulate Trump and said the two discussed how to end 맥스카지노�Russian aggression against Ukraine맥스카지노� when they met in September.맥스카지노�I appreciate President Trump맥스카지노�s commitment to the 맥스카지노�peace through strength맥스카지노� approach in global affairs. This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer. I am hopeful that we will put it into action together,맥스카지노� he wrote on the social platform X.Trump has said repeatedly he would have a peace deal done between Ukraine and Russia within a day if elected, although he has not said how. During his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, he twice refused to directly answer a question about whether he wanted Ukraine to win 맥스카지노� raising concerns that Kyiv would be forced to accept unfavorable terms in any negotiations he oversaw.In Kyiv, which comes under attack from Russian drones near daily, 18-year-old Viktoriia Zubrytska was pragmatic about her expectations for the next American president. She thinks Ukraine will be forced to give up territory in exchange for peace under a Trump presidency. But she said she preferred that to what she called the false hope that the Biden administration offered.맥스카지노�We will live in a world of facts where we will be certain on what awaits us,맥스카지노� said the law student. 맥스카지노�Certainty and objective truth is much better than lies and life in illusions.맥스카지노�According to VoteCast, 74% of voters who supported Harris favored continuing aid to Ukraine, while only 36% of Trump맥스카지노�s voters did. AP VoteCast is a survey of the American electorate conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.On the front lines in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, Andriy, who goes by 맥스카지노�Rodych맥스카지노� or 맥스카지노�Relative,맥스카지노� was resigned to the fact that he has no power to influence the American vote.맥스카지노�We will come up with something" whatever happens, he said.맥스카지노�We are a shield between Europe and Russia,맥스카지노� he added. 맥스카지노�Other countries do not understand what is happening here, they see it on TV and for them it is far away.맥스카지노�America's NATO allies were also closely watching the election. France and Germany arranged a last-minute, top-level defense meeting Wednesday in Paris to discuss the results, and Ukraine is likely to be central to the meeting. The two leading powers in the European Union provide significant support to Ukraine to defend it against Russia맥스카지노�s war.NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, citing a 맥스카지노�more aggressive Russia,맥스카지노� also invoked Trump's motto of 맥스카지노�peace through strength.맥스카지노�Rutte praised Trump for his work during his first term to persuade countries in the alliance to ramp up defense spending.In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had no information on whether Putin plans to congratulate Trump but emphasized that Moscow views the U.S. as an 맥스카지노�unfriendly맥스카지노� country.Peskov reaffirmed the Kremlin맥스카지노�s claim that the U.S. support for Ukraine amounted to its involvement in the conflict, telling reporters: 맥스카지노�Let맥스카지노�s not forget that we are talking about, the unfriendly country that is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state.맥스카지노�Still, he noted Trump's promise to end the war swiftly once elected.맥스카지노�The U.S. can help end the conflict,맥스카지노� Peskov said, adding that 맥스카지노�it certainly can맥스카지노�t be done overnight."