Polish Defence Minister reacts to reports of Trump's peace plan

Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said that, as far as he knows, Donald Trump has not yet made any decisions on Ukraine. Source: RMF24, a Polish radio station; European Pravda Details: The Wall Street Journal wrote that to fulfil his promise to "quickly end the war" in Ukraine, Trump's circle allegedly has an idea to freeze the front line as it is now with a demilitarised zone and a 20-year moratorium on Ukraine's accession to NATO.

"As far as I know, President Trump has not made any decisions or announced any actions related to Ukraine.

I would ask you to be very careful with this information when using the information that one of President Trump's advisers has proposed this or that decision. In my opinion, there is still a discussion going on," Kosiniak-Kamysz said at a press conference when asked about the WSJ report. The minister stressed that Trump will not be sworn in until 20 January 2025, and preparations for the new administration to move in are likely to continue until then. 

Quote from Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz: "We are ready to cooperate, we are waiting, but today I ask everyone to abstain [from any speculations in this regard]. Let's stick to declarations, proposals, what's on the table, but not speculation. Especially on such a sensitive topic as the war in Ukraine."

The Defence Minister added that Poland should have the best possible position in the North Atlantic Alliance. 

Quote from Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz: "And we are implementing this by spending 4.7% of [our] GDP on defence, building the third-largest army in NATO at the moment, right after the United States and Turkiye and increasing our operational forces. These are our tasks today, and if we fulfil them, I think our voice will be important in our contacts with the Trump administration, including on the Ukraine issue. And this is the raison d'etre of Poland, this is our strategy."

Background:

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy himself, congratulating Donald Trump on his victory in the election, said he appreciated Trump's commitment to the "peace through strength" approach and expressed his belief that it could help bring a just peace to Ukraine.
• After the European Political Community Summit, Zelenskyy noted that he believed that Trump wanted a quick end to the war but that it could mean losses for Ukraine.

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