When asked about what Donald Trump's words from Tuesday's speech to congressmen told the planet about American-Ukrainian relations, Bartosz Cichocki stated that most of all offer hope for a “correction after this stormy week”.
– president Trump here is akin to president Zelenski – he believes that complex social, economical or global issues, can be solved by simple actions, any conflict, clashes, tensions – pointed out the erstwhile ambassador, adding that the Ukrainian president himself likes "fast initiatives".
Former Polish Ambassador to Kiev evaluates Trump's speech in Congress
– president Trump is sending a signal that He got what he wanted. That president Zelenski is already willing to implement his plan," said Bartosz Cichocki.
The diplomat argued that the Ukrainian president had signaled his readiness to talk and openness to a hard compromise from the beginning. He admitted, however, that he wanted to make a mechanics that would warrant the Ukrainians the sustainability of the ceasefire. – The compromise with Russia intrapolitically in Ukraine is very risky, due to the fact that it means that you may request to quit any of the territories, you may request to quit fast accession to NATO. This can't sale well in Ukraine, so you gotta give something in return – said the interviewer Polsat News.
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Cichocki stated that through his fresh statements, in which Zelenski expressed his willingness to sign an agreement with the US, “publicly He put on a bag and went to Kanossa‘. At the same time, the Ambassador noted that the Ukrainian president did not apologise to his American counterpart, for "he is besides a tough, specified alpha politician".
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The erstwhile Polish Ambassador to Kiev stressed that the agreement on American investments in Ukraine could supply the best warrant of safety that the country of Zelenski can obtain. - If Americans are able to spend quite a few money on it, then it's natural. They're gonna want to watch that money. – he argued.
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Cichocki stated that they would defend their business against possible Russian aggression, imposing additional sanctions on Russia or expanding military presence in Poland.
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– This is most likely the closest reality to the thought of "Fortu Trump" we can see in our region, so if individual asks me for advice, then I would advise you to sign this agreement and attract, engage Americans in the region," he said.
“In Poland we should consider”
According to Bartosz Cichocki, Donald Trump understood that the public was starting to turn distant from Ukraine. – The taxpayers are increasingly hard to convince why we should spend money on the aid of Ukraine. Trump says, "Look, there's any wealth there, there's any El Dorado that we're going to usage and that's why we should get involved," he explained.
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The diplomat suggested that weaker support for Kiev is besides felt in Europe. – I fishy that and in Poland we should consider a fresh language, how to talk to taxpayers to convince them to proceed supporting Ukraine," he said.
