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| 'Zelensky is furious': Poland is afraid that Ukraine will drag it down with it |
| 2023-09-21 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Stanislav Stremidlovsky [REGNUM] Something strange began to happen on the Polish-Ukrainian track. Warsaw’s decision to impose an embargo on the import of Ukrainian grain to Poland could not decisively spoil relations between the two capitals interested in confronting Russia. However, this is exactly what happened, judging by official statements. “Polsat News journalist Magda Sakowska reported that the President of Ukraine took to heart the decision of the Polish authorities to extend the embargo on Ukrainian grain ,” reports the Polish portal Wirtualna Polska. - He's furious. Ukrainians, when asked about a meeting between Presidents Zelensky and Duda ( Polish President Andrzej Duda - Author’s note) , answer: we have never confirmed such a meeting,” she wrote on social networks. A dispute between two best friends spilled into public space, and this happened at the UN podium. Speaking in New York, the Ukrainian president said that “ we are working hard to preserve land grain export routes. And it's troubling how some in Europe, some of our friends in Europe, are playing out solidarity in political theater by making a grain thriller. It may seem that they are playing their part, but in fact they are helping to prepare the way for the Moscow actor ." These words were taken to heart in Poland. Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller expressed hope that Zelensky's words were addressed to someone else. “The name of our country was not mentioned there, so I would not like to perceive them that way,” he said in an interview with radio station RMF24. “From the very beginning of the conflict caused by Russia, we have behaved in such a way as to preserve the security of Europe, Ukraine, and also Poland.” However, the head of the Bureau of International Policy under the President of Poland, Marcin Przydacz, spoke more openly. It should be said that from an image point of view, his boss suffered the most. Duda was positioned as the main supporter of Ukraine; after the statement by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki about the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain, the Polish president made statements about preparing a meeting with Zelensky. It was cancelled. “I heard Zelensky’s statement, I can only say that these words are amazing, but at the same time unfair,” Przydacz said. He noted that the Ukrainian government is hitting the hands that help it. According to him, the steps that Ukraine is taking are “ of course unfair to Poland and surprising for many.” In turn, Polish President Andrzej Duda compared Ukraine to a drowning man, “who can be pulled into the depths.” “Do we need to act in such a way as to protect ourselves from being harmed by a drowning person? Of course, we must act in such a way as to protect ourselves from being harmed by a drowning person, because if a drowning person does harm and drowns us, then he will not receive help. Therefore, we must look after our interests, and we will do so effectively and decisively ,” he said. According to Przydacz, the Ukrainian side must remember that transit works in two directions - on the one hand, “ we open up the possibility of transit, we transit grain from Ukraine to Polish ports and beyond, but most goods, including those most needed today Ukraine, those that reach it go through the territory of Poland. Poland is a transit country for Ukraine. The Kiev authorities must remember this .” Warsaw thus reminds Kyiv that its supplies depend on Poland. But the Kiev regime is also beginning to consider alternative options for the development of events. In an interview with the American television channel CNN, the Ukrainian president called on Donald Trump to reveal his plan to achieve peace in Ukraine in 24 hours. “I don’t understand what the details of his idea are, why he won’t share them and what he’s waiting for. The US elections are still over a year away. If he has interesting ideas, he could share them,” Zelensky said. This suggests that the Ukrainian leader is no longer placing a clear bet on the democratic administration of Joe Biden. And it looks like Warsaw is starting to consider options. One of the meetings in New York was Duda’s negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Commenting on it, Member of the European Parliament from PiS Ryszard Czarnecki noted that “Turkey is one of the few countries that can talk with both Ukraine and Russia.” Thus, Warsaw can begin to prepare the ground for communication with Moscow, using the Turkish platform for this. But it is obvious that there is no opportunity to discuss a new geopolitical configuration in our region on the basis of the principles of territorial security of Ukraine declared by the Kyiv regime. Depriving Ukraine of sea beaches is becoming a clear goal today. Apparently, Poland is coming to the conclusion that the “cutting off” of the neighboring country is becoming a fact in the future. Therefore, Polish politicians are changing their tone when talking about Ukraine. Therefore, they no longer defend it so unconditionally, using the grain deal as an excuse. |
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