Polish foreign minister on Trump and Putin: Trump is slowly realising who he's dealing with

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said that US President Donald Trump is beginning to understand who he is dealing with, referring to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

Source: Radosław Sikorski on Monday 31 March, as reported by European Pravda citing Polish news portal RMF24

Details: Commenting on recent statements Trump has made about Putin which indicate that the US leader is becoming irritated with the Kremlin's negotiating position, Sikorsky said: "It seems that President Donald Trump is beginning to understand what kind of partner he is dealing with."

Quote from Sikorski: "Unfortunately, the fact that Ukraine has agreed to an unconditional ceasefire has not been reciprocated by the other side. And even this limited ceasefire, in terms of the type of targets being attacked, is unfortunately not being respected."

More details: The Polish foreign minister stressed that he believes that Trump is gradually realising what kind of partner he is dealing with, and that "sooner or later he will realise the value of European allies in these negotiations".

Sikorski also noted that the American diplomatic concept of negotiating peace in Ukraine without Europe is probably a mistake, and that European representatives may be helpful to the White House in understanding and managing the Russian way of thinking about the world.

"We have to support this willingness of the whole of Europe to stand up to Putin," Sikorski added.

Background:

• On 30 March, US President Donald Trump stated that he was "very angry" and "pissed off" with Putin for talking about an interim administration in Ukraine. He also threatened to impose additional sanctions on Russian oil if Moscow does not come to the negotiating table and stop the fighting in Ukraine.
• Trump also said that there is a "psychological deadline" for Russia to agree to a full ceasefire in Ukraine.
• On 31 March, the Weimar+ support group for Ukraine announced that it would increase its aid to Ukraine while considering new sanctions against Russia to force it to agree to a ceasefire.

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