As Bloomberg reported on Monday, Duda, in an interview with the station, called Scholz's recent phone call with President Putin “excluding Donald Trump from discussions on the future of Ukraine” and said that Germany and the Kremlin were This was interpreted as an attempt to revitalize the relationship.
“I believe this was an attempt to bring a ceasefire to Ukraine before President Donald Trump took office,” Duda said.
Duda and Trump talk. the president revealed details
The president also said he warned the U.S. president-elect in a Nov. 11 phone call that Germany and other allies were trying to “tie his hands.” “Germany's biggest fear is that President Donald Trump will force them to buy gas from the United States,” he said.
Duda also dismissed Trump's “ridiculous” suggestion that he abandon Ukraine, citing military aid that Ukraine received during the Republican's first term.
Asked about his Nov. 11 meeting with Trump, the president said the president-elect did not offer a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but asked about his views and the positions of other leaders.
– Regarding the Ukraine war, Duda said he was sure that he was collecting data and information. “We are currently collecting this information very carefully and on an ongoing basis,” he added.
Echoes of the conversation between Scholz and Putin. critical comments
Duda also criticized Scholz's decision to invite US President Joe Biden to talks on Ukraine's future with the leaders of France and Britain in Berlin last month. The Polish leader said he was “shocked” that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was not invited to the table.
According to Bloomberg, Duda's comments “show how Kiev's allies are jockeying for position in the face of the shock of President Trump's return to the White House.”
Recall that on Friday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for the first time in almost two years. During the conversation, Scholz allegedly insisted that Russia agree to talks with Ukraine to negotiate a “lasting and just peace.”
Donald Tusk talks about the meeting between Scholz and Putin. “Diplomacy is not a substitute for aid”
Scholz also condemned Russian aggression and airstrikes against civilian infrastructure that are “bringing death, suffering and destruction to Ukraine.” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was informed of the conversation. “I received with satisfaction the information that the prime minister not only unequivocally condemned Russian aggression, but also reiterated Poland's position that we can't say anything about Ukraine without Ukraine,” he said.
However, Tusk said in a subsequent entry that “telephone diplomacy is no substitute for substantial support for Ukraine from the entire Western world.” “Last night's attack, one of the largest in this war, proved that telephone diplomacy is no substitute for real support for Ukraine from all over the West,” he said on the X Platform on Sunday.
The Polish Prime Minister added: “The next few weeks will be decisive, not only for the war, but also for our future.”
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