Trump called Russia’s behavior in Eastern Europe as destabilizing
Donald trump during his visit to Poland, said that Russia’s actions in Eastern Europe would be destabilizing. While Poland hopes to protect US from the “Russian threat”, the Europeans fear that politics may trump divided Europe.
The President of the United States Donald trump at the meeting with the President of Poland Andrzej Duda in Warsaw stated that Russia’s actions in Eastern Europe would be destabilizing.
We work with Poland, and to respond to Russian actions and destabilizing behavior RussiaDeal trump
According to the American leader, “the Alliance between Poland and NATO was critical to deter conflict and to ensure that war never ravaged you, and make the world a safer place”.
“America is committed to peace and security in Central and Eastern Europe,” concluded trump.
Attack trump did not remain without attention of the Russian authorities.
“We do not agree with such approach”, — said the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.
After meeting with Duda trump started a public speech in Warsaw. The plans of the American President participated in a meeting of leaders of the Baltic countries. It is assumed that trump during his visit to Poland to discuss with the President the strengthening of the position of the US forces in the country.
However, in Europe, not so sure about the good intentions of the administration of the American President. Trump’s visit to Poland caused concern due to its strategy that threatens not to unite Europe but to divide it up, writes The Guardian.
The Polish Pro-government media have compared the visit of trump with the historic visit of John F. Kennedy in 1963 in West Berlin.
However, in Brussels and other European capitals there is the concern that the visit trump will be seen as “tacit approval of his attacks on democratic institutions” and the refusal to accept migrants at the earlier established quotas agreed by his predecessor.
“After a few months of his presidency, trump already threatened the Paris climate agreement, relations between the EU, USA and NATO, and now it risks to upset the very delicate balance in Poland and Eastern Europe,” said Gianni Pitella, the leader of the socialist bloc in the European Parliament.
In Poland to visit trump are much more positive. The Minister of foreign Affairs of Poland Witold Waszczykowski has said that waiting during the visit of US President Donald trump in Warsaw representations as to continued presence of Pentagon troops in the country to protect from “threats” of Russia.
According to the Minister, Poland is the protection of the United States “at the time there was a threat.”
Earlier, the Ministry of defense announced that it will spend upgrading its missile defence system Aegis Ashore, which is located in the Polish village of redzikowo 250 km from Kaliningrad. The new contract, the Pentagon says that contractor Lockheed Martin are designing a new Overseas military installations and develop software. In addition, employees will be equipped with additional Aegis Ashore combat systems.
The Russian foreign Ministry said that plans of Washington on placing in Poland Aegis Ashore installations, capable of launching cruise missiles “Tomahawk”, are in violation of the Treaty on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear forces (INF).
After a visit to Poland, the trump will go to the G20 summit in Hamburg, which will host the first meeting of Russian and American presidents. According to Peskov, Moscow hopes that the meeting of the head of state Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald trump will allow you to understand the “true approach” of the American leader to relations with Russia.
No, the Kremlin still also have no understanding. It’s such a reciprocity, I would say, which in this case is deplorable. Therefore, we expect all the first meeting of the two presidents.Dmitry Peskov
“They will be able to personally share their thoughts on topical issues, and most importantly — this is an opportunity to learn and to understand is still true approach each of them in relation to bilateral relations and not the approach that is broadcast by the mass media”, — concluded the spokesman.