I watched the full available recording from the gathering at the Oval Office and became convinced that Zelenski had come there erstwhile he was determined to implement, before signing an agreement on the exploitation of minerals, a circumstantial purpose, which was to get assurances about any US guarantees for Ukraine. specified guarantees are besides essential to him, due to the fact that otherwise his further political career in Ukraine and the chances of maintaining the President's position are very weak, due to the fact that the opposition already interprets the provisions of this agreement as unequal, resembling the operation of the colony by metropolitan areas. If, at the price of signing this agreement, Trump obtained guarantees regarding Ukraine's independency within defined limits, then he could present it as a success.
Unfortunately, it turned out to be absolutely impossible to get something like this from Trump, due to the fact that the president of the United States has different priorities and the most crucial nonsubjective for him is to accomplish peace, while the issue of borders is secondary, and a strong declaration already, on this matter, could harm or even prevent the successful negotiations with Russia. For the same reason Trump did not want to specify himself as clearly supporting the interests of Ukraine, although Zelenski powerfully insisted on it. The problem is that the U.S., do not want to engage in specified declarations and their unilateral commitments towards Ukraine are not curious and in fact never interested. Hence, the expression of this agreement concerning the exploitation of minerals was considered by Trump to be a good solution, due to the fact that in this way the US would gain any assets in Ukraine, which, naturally, would want to secure, which would indirectly mean a decisive counter to the armed takeover of the areas covered by the agreement, by the Russian troops.
A reasonably akin situation occurred during Trump's first term, in Syria, where US forces secured oil fields and thus stabilized territories occupied by Syrian Kurds. And the Americans did so decisively and effectively, denying any effort to take over these hydrocarbon fields by Syrian forces, or even troops of private Russian company Wagner Group. This is understandable and acceptable in the US, especially in Republican circles; there are our assets and we will defend them. This is how Trump presented the substance in an interview with Prime Minister Starmer of large Britain, where he pointed out that economical cooperation with Ukraine will make the US presence there, which will defender their interests in this area, which will be the actual equivalent of a warrant besides for Ukraine: “We have safety due to the fact that we will be there, we will work. We will have plenty of people there.”
Unfortunately, it seems that this form of U.S. engagement in Ukraine Zelenski found it insufficient and demanded a guarantee, which provoked a sharp exchange with Vice president D.J. Vance and Trump himself. This was, on the part of Zelenski, a very reckless behavior, as he should know that Trump would not give specified guarantees to him, and for many reasons. These include the views of his Republican political base. The polls indicate that most Republican electorate does not trust Zelensk and believes that the US is helping Ukraine besides much. According to a survey from May that year, 55% of Republicans did not trust Zelensk. In addition, 49 percent of Republicans were convinced that the US was helping besides much Ukraine, and only 13 percent that it was not enough. In view of this attitude of his electorate, Tramp had to look for any understandable, for his electoral base, explanation to get more active in Ukraine. The pretext of gaining these minerals, regardless of whether they actually represent large value, due to the fact that there were many analyses undermining the anticipation of gaining crucial profits there, Trump considered it rather good to have it accepted by the Americans.
And now, with his behaviour in the Oval Office, Zelenski destroyed it all, while his negative image in the US, and his reluctance to aid Ukraine increased even more. It is well known that he lost a very valuable ally, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who, just recently, complimented Zelenski at a conference in Munich, and now said that after what happened in the Oval Office, Zelenski should step down from his position. It is so not amazing that Zelenski was expelled from the White home and the possible that he would be admitted there again is not very good. Republican supporters would not accept this, and it is besides crucial that Zelenski always put his religion in the Democrats and committed himself to fighting Trump as early as during his first term, erstwhile the material that was utilized in Ukraine for the unsuccessful effort at Trump's impeachment. besides in his last election campaign, he was active on Kamala Harris' side, which D.J. Vance pointed out to him at that meeting. Elon Musk announced that an audit would be made of where billions of dollars were sent to Ukraine. The consequence may be interesting information about the surroundings of Zelenski.
It can be said, therefore, that Zelenski's performance in the Oval Office is simply a multi-threading disaster, and not only for him, due to the fact that he presented himself as a individual with no political ability to represent the interests of his country, but especially for the Ukrainian people, due to the fact that the war will take longer and the losses and suffering will be greater, and the prospects of obtaining better conditions, without the support of the US, are less. Zelenski received a lesson of political realism from Trump, but the advanced price of it will be paid by everyone in Ukraine.
Stanisław Lewicki
