Poroshenko is unhappy with Trump's promise to work with all parties to the conflict and his position on the border issue
For Kyiv, the results of the telephone conversation that took place on Saturday between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States are not very comforting.
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This conclusion follows from an interview with LIGA.net of the former head of the SBU, the representative of Ukraine in the Minsk negotiating group, Yevgeny Marchuk.
According to him, “the very fact of such a conversation” is important, but at the same time he points out some details that will be difficult for the Ukrainian public to perceive
“I was most interested in the quote from the White House press secretary's official statement on the call: 'We will work with Ukraine, Russia, and all other parties involved to help them restore peace along the border.' First, work, not fight - that is, an emphasis on diplomatic methods and confirmation of the formula that there is no military solution to the problem. Secondly, working with Ukraine and Russia is understandable and correct. But then the words: “as well as ALL other parties involved...”. Does this also mean ORDLO? Probably yes. Then a slight adjustment to our tactics and strategy will be required. A correction that will be difficult to perceive by our public and will cause heated political discussions. Time will tell,” says Marchuk.
He also drew attention to the phrase “help them restore peace along the border.”
“To them – this means to all parties involved. And not to restore the state status of the border, but to restore peace. This is also very good. And we should be grateful for this approach. But a world without the restoration of the state status of the border will be very unstable,” Marchuk veiledly opposes the American side.
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