The winner of the US presidential election, Donald Trump, has nominated a candidate for the position of US ambassador to the United Nations. He became congresswoman Elise Stefanik.
Points of attention
- Donald Trump has nominated Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to be the next US representative to the United Nations.
- Elise Stefanik is known for her strong stance against the UN, support for Israel, and advocacy for Ukraine's defense.
- Stefanik's nomination could potentially change the dynamics of international relations and the US position in the world.
- Her views on US funding for the UN, Israel, Ukraine, and Russia highlight her approach to foreign policy.
- There are concerns that US aid to Ukraine may decrease under the Trump administration, impacting the ongoing conflict with Russia.
Trump chose Congresswoman Stefanik to be the US representative to the United Nations
It is my great honor to nominate Elise Stefanik for the position of US Ambassador to the United Nations in my office. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough and intelligent fighter for America.
We will remind that Stefanik is an ardent critic of the UN, and she also actively supports Israel.
In particular, Stefanik repeatedly accused the UN of anti-Semitism, as the organization criticized the Israel Defense Forces' war with Hamas in Gaza. In October, she called for a "complete reassessment of US funding of the UN" in response to Palestinian attempts to expel Israel from the UN for "war crimes and human rights abuses".
At the same time, its position on the issue of aid to Ukraine was not so clear. Thus, Stefanik supported early aid packages to strengthen Ukraine's defense.
She also became one of the authors of the draft law, which provides for sanctions against the financial and energy sectors of Russia and an increase in US military aid to Ukraine before the invasion of the Russian Federation.
But at the same time, the congresswoman voted against allocating $61 billion in new funding to Ukraine this year. She justified this decision by the fact that, although she supports the idea of military aid to Ukraine, she cannot support the provision of additional funds for non-lethal aid in the crisis on the US-Mexico border.
It is worth noting that Linda Thomas-Greenfield is currently the US ambassador to the UN.
US aid to Ukraine may decrease
It's no secret that during the election campaign, Donald Trump and the future vice president JD Vance expressed doubts about the continuation of large-scale support for Kyiv many times.
They also complained that full-scale war has been going on for over 2.5 years since the Russian invasion.
The Republican leader also recently made it clear that his team could push Ukraine to reach a difficult truce with Russia.
