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Barring a dramatic change in the Senate in two years, and barring changes in the election process, political leaders may expect that the US foreign policy will be as quickly changed in January 2029 as it was in January 2025.  One can certainly understand taking steps to protect themselves from the vagaries of US policy, but they may avoid too drastic steps by anticipating changes in 4 years. (Ukraine doesn't have that option.)

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Barring a dramatic change in the Senate in two years, and barring changes in the election process, political leaders may expect that the US foreign policy will be as quickly changed in January 2029 as it was in January 2025.  One can certainly understand taking steps to protect themselves from the vagaries of US policy, but they may avoid too drastic steps by anticipating changes in 4 years. (Ukraine doesn't have that option.)