The head of the Polish Council for Cooperation with Ukraine, Paweł Kowal, who advises the government of the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, about Ukraine, warned that the US president, Donald Trump, runs the risk of making a “historical error” if his negotiations to end war in Ukraine are that Washington recognizes Russia on Crimea and other occupied territories.
Kowal believes that Poland and the rest of Central Europe will consider that a red line has been crossed if the extended borders of Russia are legally recognized, as reported by the media .
Thus, he pointed out that there is a clear difference between “provisional solutions” to end the fighting in Ukraine and meet “the Russian expectations of recognizing Crimea, Donbás or other parts of Ukraine [como Rusia]what would be a historical error. “Kowal warned that if this feels a precedent that allows the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, expand the” imperial Russia “,” would be horrible. “
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia recognized Ukraine with its borders, including Crimea and Donbás, and that is the basis of international law. International legal guarantees for borders in Central Europe are also one of the main guarantees to maintain peace in that region, according to our historical experience, said Kowal.
Meanwhile, he expressed his confidence that the US President will not allow Russia to officially control the Ukrainian territory, but to recognize the constant threat Putin raises. He is also convinced that Trump will not risk preventing US companies from investing in the postwar recovery of Ukraine without offering the strong security guarantees that kyiv and his European allies want.
“For politicians it is very easy to separate the political guarantees of business and military guarantees, but if real corporate money is invested in Ukraine, they will ask for serious American guarantees,” Kowal said.
