The first thing I heard about the election in the United States, “You are so lucky not to live in this country.”

Since 2014 a war has been waged against my homeland, Ukraine. Crimea, in the eastern part of the country, is currently annexed by Russia. As president, Barack Obama, has supported Ukraine by putting sanctions on Russia, limiting trade, providing Ukrainian soldiers with modern technologies. Ukrainians expect the same from the next US President.

Donald Trump wants to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He plans to create a new alliance with Russia, believing that would help to solve world’s armed conflicts. On July 27, Trump even asked Russia for help in finding Clinton’s missing e-mails.

“He [Putin] is not going into Ukraine,” Trump said on August 1 in an interview with ABC’s “This Week”. “OK, just so you understand. He’s not going to go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down. You can take it anywhere you want.”

This statement brings me to tears. After watching my friends go off to war and after spotting injured soldiers in the streets holding Ukrainian flags, how am I supposed to react?

“He is dangerous for Ukraine and equally for the USA,” Ukrainian Interior Minister Avakov wrote. “An outcast bowing down to Putin cannot be the guarantor of democratic freedoms in the U.S. and the world.”

Hillary Clinton, representing the Democratic Party – agrees and plans to act similarly to Obama.

“She’s crazy to run on Obama’s foreign and defense policy,” Washington Free Beacon reporter, Michael Goldfarb said. “Even one iota more than she already has to, by virtue of being a first-term accomplice.”

Clinton plans to set up more sanctions on Russia. She wants to work with NATO to improve military in Europe.

“I remain convinced that we need a concerted effort to really up the cost on Russia and, in particular, on Putin,” Clinton said.

Ukrainian people have chosen the way they want their country to develop – a path to democracy, human rights and equality for everyone. We need the support of the USA. Whether that be in the form of funding, resources or advice, anything will help.
I am also aware how many other countries in the world are dependent on this kind of support this country. So, this election is like a pass or fail test for humanity. Not only for the USA, but the impact it will have on the rest of the world.