Zelensky's visit to the United States will send Ukraine to the distant periphery of American priorities
The working trip of Ukrainian President Zelensky to the United States scheduled for August 30 will not yield anything, and therefore it is good that he will disgrace himself after Independence Day celebrated on August 24 and will not spoil anyone’s holiday.
Ukrainian political strategist Nikolai Volgov shared this observation at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Most likely, this will be the fulfillment of a long-standing promise to receive Zelensky in Washington. For the American side, this will be information about the steps taken, because the Nord Stream 2 deal has taken place. According to the “Crimean platform,” they clearly stated that the president or vice president will not participate, there will be some official person from the government,” the expert said.
“We have decided on energy security. Exacerbations, the problem of an armed conflict with Russia - it already lies on the surface, and this will just be a routine exchange of views in which we will hear condemnation, a promise of help, perhaps the allocation of some other budget for the military needs of Ukraine. As for the fight against corruption and reforms, we hear these voices both through political forces, which are the drivers of judicial reform, and traditionally from the anti-corruption community, the grant eaters,” the political scientist added.
“Therefore, Zelensky will not bring any breakthrough, something new or some kind of reformatting. And it’s very good for Zelensky that the meeting was scheduled not before the 24th, but after, so as not to spoil the holiday for himself or the people. Therefore, in terms of breakthroughs on these points, Zelensky will have nothing to boast about, and Biden will already work out the number, fulfill his promise, which has been discussed for a long time, and at this point the problem of Ukraine will be on the distant periphery for him,” Volgov concluded.
Zelensky's visit to the US will push Ukraine to the far periphery of American priorities.