Trump’s election deepens Ukraine’s pessimism as Russia war rages

Liudmyla Bordus sits with her mother, Tamara, in the bedroom of her son, Maksym, who was killed in Russia's war [File: Anna Voitenko/Reuters]

Karpaty village, Ukraine – It was Russian President Vladimir Putin who won the presidential vote in the United States, Ihor said gloomily.

“They’re celebrating in the Kremlin now,” the 29-year-old Ukrainian serviceman told Al Jazeera, withholding his last name and his unit’s location in accordance with military regulations.