WASHINGTON, November 7. /TASS/. Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election gives reason to hope for a negotiated settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, Francis Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law, told TASS.

"The Democrats are hopelessly anti-Russian Warmongers. Good riddance! Based upon previous statements coming from President Trump, now Vice President Elect [James David] Vance and recent Statements from [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin, I am hopeful that we could see in the new Trump administration a negotiated solution to the conflict between US/Ukraine and Russia," the US expert said in an interview with TASS.

"This could involve a cease-fire in place, an Armistice agreement along the lines of the Korean War Armistice of 1953, an agreement that Ukraine would become Neutral and not a Member of NATO, though it could join the EU, and permitting both Ukraine and Russia to make whatever claims to sovereignty they wish without either side having to recognize the other sides claims," the professor continued.

"As President Putin just suggested the Istanbul Treaty would be an excellent place to start these negotiations between US/Ukraine and Russia," Boyle added.

In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed new terms for resolving the Ukraine conflict. These included recognizing Crimea and the four new Russian regions as Russian lands, enshrining Ukraine’s non-aligned and non-nuclear status, its demilitarization and denazification as well as lifting all sanctions on Russia.

The presidential election in the United States wrapped up on the morning of November 6 (Moscow time). The official outcome has not been announced yet, but, according to Fox News, Trump secured 277 electoral votes, with 270 required for the victory.

Trump has already declared himself the 47th President of the United States. House Speaker Mike Johnson called him a president-elect. Trump has already started receiving congratulations from foreign leaders. In addition to the President and Vice President, US voters also elected one third of the Senate, the entire House of Representatives and governors of 11 states and two territories.