Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Do Business’ With Ukraine and Russia After War
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States intends to cooperate economically with both Kyiv and Moscow after the war between Ukraine and Russia ends, signalling a postwar plan to re-engage with both combatants.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States will "do business" with both Ukraine and Russia after their war ends, offering an early view of how he wants Washington to approach both countries once the fighting stops.
Trump’s comments, reported on 25 October, did not include a timetable or specific policy measures. They did, however, state his intention that the United States cooperate economically with both Kyiv and Moscow after the war.
That language points to two parallel aims: helping Ukraine recover and signalling an eventual willingness to resume economic ties with Russia. Trump did not spell out how his approach would interact with existing sanctions or what conditions would apply.
For Ukraine, a U.S. commitment to future business suggests American companies are expected to be involved in reconstruction and investment once the conflict ends. At the same time, any move toward renewed trade with Russia will be closely watched in Kyiv, where territory remains under Russian control and attacks are ongoing.
For Russia, hearing a U.S. president talk about doing business after the war indicates that access to the American market and investment could be reopened at some point, depending on future decisions in Washington.
A shift toward doing business with both sides would have implications for the sanctions system the United States and its partners have built during the war. Lawmakers and allied governments would face choices over which restrictions to keep and which to lift, and in what sequence.
Signals to watch now include whether the administration or Congress outlines concrete conditions for easing sanctions on Russia, and how U.S. officials link postwar business opportunities in Ukraine to issues such as security guarantees and reconstruction funding.
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