The fifth President of Ukraine (2014-2019), MP, leader of the European Solidarity party, Petro Poroshenko, congratulated the Republican Party's candidate for U.S. President, Donald Trump, who already held the post of head of state in 2016-2020, on his re-election to the post.

“It was a brilliant campaign, extremely competitive, and ultimately effective. You were able to convincingly prove your leadership and strategic vision, which the American people have chosen today. All of Washington's allies around the world do also need one,” Poroshenko said on Facebook Wednesday.

He expressed hope that under Trump's presidency “we will be able to put an end to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and the entire Free World” and emphasized the allied relations between Ukraine and the United States.

“I am convinced that our support from the United States will continue to grow on the basis of strong bipartisanship. And the strategic partnership between Kyiv and Washington will be further strengthened in the interests of peace, security and stability in a world based on the rules, not force,” Poroshenko said.

Earlier, the politician noted effective cooperation with Trump during his presidential term. "We received the first lethal weapons from the Trump administration, we had an effective start of negotiations on peacekeepers under the Trump administration, and the creation of an independent Ukrainian church was also under the Trump administration," Poroshenko said in an interview with Sky News.