"Of course the US and Russia can come to an agreement without Ukraine, but this would be a catastrophic solution for the full world. due to the fact that it would open up the issue of borders even for countries specified as Slovakia. We would not be certain of our borders, it would be a precedent," said Macko in an interview with tv Marquis.
"Trump agreed to any conditions of Russia"
"Ukraine must be guaranteed that war will not become a proxy military conflict, otherwise the Russians can resume aggression at any time in the future," the expert says.
Trump launches negotiations on the war in Ukraine. According to General Pavl Macko, Ukraine must have a strong voice in the negotiations and get safety guarantees. Europe cannot stand by due to the fact that the result of the negotiations can besides affect the future of the borders of countries, including Slovakia.
Russian president Vladimir Putin and U.S. president Donald Trump held their first authoritative telephone call on Wednesday 12 February since the White home chief took office and agreed to immediately start negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
"We are at the very beginning of negotiations. president Trump spoke to Putin, outlined the starting points, but present is the first time a group of high-ranking diplomats from the US, Russia and Ukraine are to meet. It should be said that president Trump started a negotiation initiative, agreeing to certain conditions of Russia," said retired General Paweł Macko in an interview with TV.
"Meanwhile, Russia did not want to negociate just due to the fact that it is moving forward in the war and, albeit slowly, it can accomplish something. She set herself conditions that were impossible to meet," the expert added.
NATO not for Ukraine
Trump, before consulting Kiev and president Volodymyr Zelenski on the decision, promised that Ukraine would not be in NATO And she'll gotta quit the occupied territories.
Anita Walczewska/East News / East Newspresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski
The expert notes, however, that these are only preliminary statements which have met with a critical consequence from Western states. Washington then clearly stated that Ukrainian representatives would be present in the negotiations.
The retired general recalls that the Russians, despite slow progress, do not have the strength to win even after 3 years after the start of the war.
‘A Ukraine, in turn, does not have the strength to displace Russian forces from its territory and free them. It cannot formally recognise the withdrawal from these territories as this would be a surrender. He realizes he can't get everything back. It is essential that the position of the occupied territories should stay open. Otherwise, it would be a reward for the aggressor," warns Macko.
Security guarantees for Ukrainians?
Macko claims that the Ukrainian president will request safety guarantees due to the fact that he was told that the US would not agree to join NATO.
“He will want additional military and method support... Zelenski will effort to get the most advantage and this is besides the position of the European countries supporting him," said the expert.
According to the U.S. General, on the 1 hand, they told their NATO allies that they would gotta deal with the alleged conventional defence of Europe themselves, and so this clearly applies to the EU.
"This means that if negotiations on long-term unchangeable peace are to be conducted, European partners must be there. Either the European wing of NATO or the European Union. After all, Ukraine is an associate associate and has aspirations for full membership. so It is crucial that the voice of Europe and the EU besides be heard and to be decently represented in negotiations erstwhile even Trump suggests inviting Russia to the G7," the expert recalled.
"We are at the beginning. The situation will evolve. But 1 thing is certain, European partners are aware that they will gotta share more in their own safety, they cannot trust entirely on the safety umbrella of the United States," concluded Pavel Macko.
