Following the 2026 U.S. midterm elections where Democrats won control of Congress, Democratic lawmakers are expected to push for additional aid to Ukraine and scrutinize Donald Trump's diplomatic concessions to Russia

Federal and state elections held midway through a presidential term that determine control of Congress and shape the political direction of the country.

Bicameral federal legislature of the United States, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which writes law, controls federal spending and oversees the executive branch. Its two chambers represent states and districts on different terms and hold different constitutional powers.

Military, financial and logistical assistance provided to Ukraine by Western governments and institutions, including weapons, intelligence, satellite communications and the financing that sustains Ukraine's defence.