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US President Donald Trump (r) and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in the White House in Washington.
Duda believes in Trump's promises.
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Poland's head of state Duda supports Trump.
This would mediate between Ukraine and Russia after the re-election.
But do they want that?
Warsaw - Polish President Andrzej Duda believes in Donald Trump's promise that he could end the war between Ukraine and Russia within a day after a possible re-election in the fall.
“I can say from my personal experience as President of the Republic of Poland... What [Trump] promised me has been fulfilled,” the Polish head of state said on the sidelines of his trip to Rwanda.
Trump rejected Zelensky's invitation: US aid to Ukraine is dwindling
During a press conference, Duda said that he considered the US presidential candidate's plan to end the war in Ukraine to be "realistic," Newsweek quoted him as
saying
.
Donald Trump has always kept his word to him.
Duda has no doubts about Trump's ability to successfully lead peace negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky after a possible election victory.
Zelensky had already invited Trump to Kiev twice to keep his promise - but in vain.
“I have great respect for President Zelensky, but I think it is inappropriate to travel to Ukraine at this time,” Trump said in a comment to the news portal
Newsmax
at the time .
The former president declined an invitation in November, saying his visit could create a "conflict of interest" given President Joe Biden's work in Ukraine.
Trump sees this because the current US government under Biden is already in negotiations with Zelensky.
So far, the USA has stood unconditionally on Ukraine's side in the fight against Russia's war of aggression.
But support could quickly wane.
After Kiev had always received generous help from Washington in the past, the US Senate on Wednesday evening rejected a billion-dollar package that was supposed to provide around $60 billion.
Donald Trump also had a hand in this.
A few days earlier he had called on the Republicans to boycott the project - apparently with success.
Blockade in the US Senate thanks to Trump: Poland criticizes rejection of the billion-dollar package for Ukraine
There was also criticism from Poland for this approach.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on the social network X as follows: “Dear Republican Senators of America.
Ronald Reagan, who helped millions of us regain our freedom and independence, must be turning in his grave today.
“Shame on you,” Tusk wrote on Thursday (February 8th), referring to the 40th US President of the Republican Party, who died in 2004.
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The presidential election in the fall will now decide the future course of US foreign policy.
Trump also wants to run.
Despite his blockade of aid funds, he now sees himself as a major mediator between Kiev and Moscow.
The two warring parties are skeptical about Trump's plans.
The Ukrainian leader also described the former president's promise as "very dangerous" in a conversation with British television broadcaster Matt Frei in January.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov agreed in a call with reporters last month that Russia “has no understanding” of how Trump could end the nearly two-year conflict.
Peskov asserted that there was no contact with Trump regarding his “negotiation plans.”
Trump shows indifference towards NATO and Europe
The question arises as to what benefit Trump would gain from the end of the Ukraine war.
As
Newsweek
writes, he has recently shown indifference to continued American support for the Kiev military and repeatedly criticized NATO.
What future cooperation between NATO and Trump would be depends on “whether they treat us decently,” Trump said at a
Fox News
event in January.
“You see, NATO has taken advantage of our country.
European countries took advantage of us.”