Tusk: US statements on stopping war in Ukraine may come soon
12 November 10:18
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has expressed the opinion that in the near future the United States may make a number of official statements regarding the date of cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and security guarantees for Kyiv. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi reports with reference to Polskie Radio.
Answering a question about US President-elect Donald Trump ‘s partially disclosed plan for Ukraine, Tusk said that this plan is likely to be only at the development stage. However, he suggested that specific statements could be made in the near future, including details on the date of a possible ceasefire, its territorial boundaries, and security guarantees for Ukraine.
At the same time, Tusk believes that the United States will begin to distance itself from Ukraine.
“These will certainly be decisions that will involve less US interference in Ukrainian affairs,”
– said the Polish Prime Minister.
Donald Tusk also drew attention to the fact that the responsibility for security in Europe, in particular for Poland, will increase in the coming months, regardless of the outcome of the US elections. He emphasized the importance of European countries’ participation in security issues.
“Decisions on the war in Ukraine cannot be made over the heads of Ukrainians, but also over ours,”
– added the Prime Minister of Poland.
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Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of his election. That time has now passed.
Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The plan was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war, taking into account the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.
This plan, in its various variations, stipulates that Russia retains the territories it temporarily occupies and that Ukraine does not join NATO.
However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.
After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. The president-elect’s entourage, however, was quick to deny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak for Trump.
