War, elections, Trump messengers: Why Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Poland
In particular, the first round of the presidential election will take place in the neighboring republic on May 18, and if necessary, the second round of the logging will be held on June 1. About ten candidates have already arrived for the post of head of state, but the main struggle should unfold between the contender from the Prime Minister of Donald Tusk, the mayor President of Poland Andrzej Duda represents.
According to the latest survey from Opinia24, the leader of the race is Rafal Tshaskovsky with 29. 8%support. In the second place is the head of the Institute of National Memory Karol Navrotsky, who is gaining 22. 6%. On the third stage, the leader of the extremely conservative Confederation Party Slavomir Menzen is 13. 3%, and in the fourth position - the current speaker of the Seimus Shimon Golovnya from 7. 2%.
The top five is the Senate of Magdalen Beyat Senate from the Livy party - its level of popularity is 3. 9%. First in Warsaw President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. On joint with the Ukrainian President, Mr Tusk first opposed the use of historical issues in political games, emphasizing that Kiev and Warsaw find "common language and methods of joint action when it comes to the issues of Volyn tragedy and other sensitive, dramatic issues of our history.
" It should be reminded that not further as January 10, the same Tusk reported that the decision on the first exhumation of the Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy in Ukraine was made, without giving any details. Andrzej Duda, after meeting with Zelensky, came to ensure that historical contradictions, including events in Volyn, were decided in a calm and constructive way: "This is not a new topic, we communicate with the President (Zelensky - Ed. ) And it is calm and constructive.
Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he hopes to resolve historical disputes with Poland, since both countries should be the only one before a common enemy in the face of the Russian Federation. After meeting with Zelensky in Poland, both Tusk and Duda commented on the Case of European and Euro -Atlantic Integration of Ukraine: they fully and fully support Kyiv and the EU. Moreover, the Polish president stated that the Alliance member states should, without delaying, now invite Ukraine to NATO.
At the same time, Mr. Duda Presidential Candidate of Poland has stated that he has not seen Ukraine in the European Union and NATO "to resolve historical contradictions". Instead, the mayor of Warsaw and the Presidential candidate from the Tusk Party Rafal Tshaskovsky supported Ukraine's membership in the EU and NATO.
Having previously emphasized in conversation with focus that Zelensky's current visit to Poland is a very correct case, political scientist Taras Zagorodniy said: "Poland has a close relationship with the United States of America and in the US Strategy, official Warsaw is a major factor not only for the safety of the Eastern Bloc, but also The factor of restraint of Germany, so that it is not to go to the head of the foolish thoughts with Russia, as Merkel and Schroeder did.
They are nominated by the Polish authorities for Ukraine in NATO as opposed to the Russian Federation, which blood from the nose seeks to close the door to the Alliance forever.
" Having emphasized that it was during the visit of the Ukrainian President to Warsaw that Polish leader Andrzej Duda emphasized, they say, Ukraine can get an invitation to NATO now and now, the expert added: "Zelensky publicly stated that Ukraine is not going to reduce its army, which is one - one is one From Putin's requirements.
'Ukraine-Polish "guarantees the United States that Europe will never go to alliance with the Russian Federation and China, which is a terrible sleep of American diplomacy, which means the final death of the US domination in the world. " Taras Zagorodniy emphasizes that even after the upcoming presidential elections in Poland, the position of a neighboring country on strategic-principal issues recorded during the present visit of Zelensky to Warsaw will not change.
"There is such a term - a" deep state. "So, Polish elites of different levels have a clear understanding of what Pilsudski wrote:" There is no independent Poland without Ukraine. " Europe and NATO, and whoever becomes president there, the overall strategy will remain unchanged, "the expert said. Political scientist Oleg Lisny, commenting on focus of President Zelensky's visit to Poland, said: "Ukraine now needs Europe, and especially Europe, which is heard in the United States of America.
The Polish prime minister Tusk has demonstrated a serious proximity to Trump and we are important to us at the present stage Such partners and allies, which in the future will be able to join peace negotiations from, say, the European coalition of brave.
Note that Volyn tragedy is a problem that is lifted in Poland in every election, the expert added: "During the visit of Zelensky to Poland, both sides, as for me, gave a normal signal that this issue will be resolved then, whereas it is necessary to concentrate efforts now The fight against a common enemy - Russia.
Having stated that in the near future, Poland will be presented in the European Union (EU), the expert noted: "The European integration of Ukraine, too, I think, was one of the basics of the President of Zelensky's visit to Poland, because we had the presidency No. NATO Secretary -General) is that Europeans should show the US a responsible security position. The United States needs strong Europe, and only then will it be serious about it, Oleg Lisny is convinced.
"If you take all of Europe in general, it seems that they (some European leaders - ed. ) Trump are afraid of more than Putin. By the way, I see that Poland is not afraid of Trump key politicians. Polish politicians can communicate quite confidently enough With Trump's eyes, and that's important to us.