Following Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska, all hope is now on Zelensky’s meeting with Trump in Washington. He will be joined with various leaders from Europe, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
It has not yet been confirmed that a Polish representative will take part in the talks.
“Unfortunately, we are not a significant player in the EU. Even the Finns, who have less military or political potential, were included in this delegation,” noted PiS MEP Michał Dworczyk, according to Do Rzeczy.
“According to media reports, the composition of the delegation was determined by President Zelensky and Chancellor Merz. Apparently, they didn’t see fit to invite Prime Minister Tusk,” Dworczyk added.
The PiS politician added that he would like Zelensky to be accompanied by a representative of Warsaw – Donald Tusk or Radosław Sikorski.
“As a member of the state, I would like our prime minister or foreign minister to be present at this format of talks, but today the EU’s role is more symbolic than a real possibility of assistance,” he said.
Trump has reportedly made it clear that Zelensky can end the war at this meeting by giving up Crimea and refusing to enter NATO.
Poland’s own foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, has posted on social media, warning against believing anything Putin says.
“For the record. Since 1994 Ukraine already has guarantees of independence and inviolability of borders, also from Russia. In addition, on 22 April 2004 Vladimir Putin solemnly ratified the Treaty on the Russian-Ukrainian Border,” Sikorski posted on X.
His comments were made on top of reposted video clips of Putin from 2008 and 2013, assuring that he had no interest in Crimea, as any issues there were an internal issue for Ukraine, and that he would not be looking to send troops to Crimea, calling the idea “nonsense.”
The Institute for the Study of War also posted a long commentary on Russia’s failure to seize the Donetsk Oblast and why Putin’s claim that Russia will eventually prevail is false.
Polish press has also reported on comments made by Sikorski’s journalist wife in The Atlantic. Anne Applebaum has claimed in her article “Trump Has No Cards,” how embarrassing the entire summit was for the Americans.
“It was humiliating to watch the American president behave like a happy puppy while meeting the dictator of a much poorer and less important country, treating him like a superior,” she said, adding her surprise at how Moscow treated the entire thing as an opportunity to discuss “business cooperation.”
Applebaum, known for her hawkish stance against Russia, insists that the U.S. must send more weapons to Ukraine, stop Russia’s drones, and increase sanctions to win the war — only then can there be peace.
Meanwhile, French President Macron also does not appear in the mood to bring about peace between Russia and Ukraine.
“During tomorrow’s meeting at the White House, European leaders, including Volodymyr Zelensky, will question the US president about the security guarantees for Ukraine he claims to support,” he told reporters on Sunday.
The French leader noted that Russia’s offer of peace is, in reality, a capitulation by Ukraine. “Putin does not want peace,” Macron stressed, adding that Ukraine needs a strong army to conclude a lasting peace.
Commenting on the issue of territorial concessions insisted on by Russia, the French president stressed that only the Ukrainian authorities have the right to raise the territorial issue in the negotiations.
