'Like a cruel auction': what Ukrainians think of Trump's peace talks with Putin

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "I feel that Trump wants to become a hero, to be the next Reagan, who warmed relations with the USSR which later led to its dissolution and American win in the cold war," he said.
57% : "Trump can flex his muscles only in front of a country that adheres to international law.
52% : " "In short, Trump is [seemingly] proposing to give Putin my home town.
51% : " Trump, she added, echoing the views of many, should ask Putin to hold Russian elections first.
45% : "I can see Trump trying to get bonus diplomacy points in the eyes of his nation by showing that what the Democrats had been doing for almost three years before his election could actually be achieved in months, not years.
43% : They almost killed me and my child.
43% : " Pavlo, 29, a marketing professional from Kyiv, was among many who felt that the US administration's main focus was on portraying Trump as a successful deal-maker.
28% : "Trump is ready to burden the costs of this war on Europe.
28% : "We as citizens are scared of peace on Trump's and Putin's terms, but we are not scared to keep fighting."
28% : Everyone should be spending more on defence considering the circumstances - Trump or no Trump."
26% : Therefore, all that Trump can do [if he wants to strike a deal] is accuse and put pressure on Ukraine and force it to make concessions to Russia.
21% : Trump is proposing that the Russians get away with this monstrous crime, that the Russians get their illegal reward for killing the civilians of Mariupol.
21% : "I don't think Trump gives a damn about Ukraine," she said.

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