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Luke Harding in Kyiv

Ukraine targets bipartisan support to avoid being dragged into US election

Volodymyr Zelenskiy shakes hands with Kamala Harris as they stand in front of their respective countries' flags
Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Kamala Harris at a peace summit in Switzerland in June. The pair have met on six occasions. Photograph: Alessandro Della Valle/AFP/Getty Images

Ukraine will continue to reach out to Republicans and Democrats and avoid being sucked into US internal politics and a bruising probable contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, officials in Kyiv have indicated.

Its president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, paid a warm tribute to the departing Joe Biden on Sunday, thanking him for his “unwavering support”. He praised the US president’s “bold steps” taken in response to “challenging times” and Russia’s 2022 invasion.

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