Trump must force Putin to sit at negotiating table - Duda
Polish President Andrzej Duda has expressed the expectation that Donald Trump, who publicly declared his desire to stop the war in Ukraine, will offer real mechanisms for this.
This was reported by the Office of the Polish President, Censor.NET informs with reference to the EP.
"I expect that President Trump, who really loudly declares his desire to end the war in Ukraine, will propose and implement solutions that will not only be a political and economic victory but will force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table," Duda said in an interview on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai.
According to him, Trump has a business style of politics that differs from the traditional diplomatic approach. The President of Poland noted that not all politicians are used to this style.
"It was Donald Trump who was the first to help Ukraine. I mean the Pentagon's budget for 2020 - it was during his first presidency. He was already providing military support to Ukraine at a time when no one was seriously thinking about the war and the need for Ukraine to defend itself," Duda said.
Duda also drew attention to Trump's statements of support for Ukraine, in particular his rhetoric that the United States should receive certain benefits from it. According to the Polish president, the former White House chief of staff is already asking what Ukraine can offer America in exchange for further support.
At the same time, Duda emphasized that international law should be the basis for any peace initiatives and that a just end to the war can only be achieved by returning all the temporarily occupied territories to Ukraine.
"Ukraine must regain all the lands currently occupied by Russia, which are internationally recognized Ukrainian territory. This would be the ideal solution. The war must be stopped," he said.
He also emphasized that the war must be stopped on conditions that will not allow Russia to win and strengthen its aggressive policy in the future.
