The Trump Effect: increasing Anti-American Sentiment in Ukraine

Donald Trump’s policy towards Ukraine has fundamentally worsened the perception of the US in Ukrainian society. Washington’s end to Moscow’s isolation, accusing Kiev of starting a war and president Volodymyr Zelensky of being a “dictator without elections”, as well as force to sign an unfavourable natural materials agreement, have all undermined Ukrainians’ trust in the United States and caused widespread disappointment and even anti-American sentiment in the space of a fewer weeks.