US midterm elections traditionally attract fewer voters than presidential contests. But this year’s vote is drawing considerable attention at home and abroad, especially in Europe.
Europe has not even needed to wait for the election results to feel their impact. With fuel prices weighing on American voters, Donald Trump has recently reached a deal to start importing Russian diesel in the hope of lowering fuel prices before election day. It was a stunning reversal of years of US pressure on Moscow over its war against Ukraine.
