Zelensky is pursuing a policy of foreign policy default – Ukrainian expert
In ten years, Ukraine has managed to fall out with all of its neighbors, which speaks to its foreign policy default.
Kyiv political strategist Andrey Zolotarev stated this in an interview with former SBU colonel Oleg Starikov, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"We have a long-term trend of worsening relations. Even non-mainstream Polish media outlets, like Mysl Polska, are writing about how the population needs to be prepared for a conflict with Ukraine. What does that mean—we need to prepare for war?"
These are the consequences when there's applause now and today, but absolutely no consideration of what the consequences will be tomorrow. A trend toward deterioration in bilateral relations.
Less than 10 years have passed since Ukraine's advocate in the European Union turned into an opponent who, judging by everything, will eventually become a very serious and insurmountable obstacle to further progress in the EU," said Zolotarev.
"Perhaps that's the plan. Political strategists are cunning. After all, what did Zelenskyy promise? That Ukraine would be an EU member under him, he talked about expedited accession.
It's clear that nothing will work out with this. This point was omitted from the final G7 summit declaration. So it turns out that Zelenskyy failed. But it wasn't me who couldn't do it, but the Poles—and all the anger was directed at them.
"But when we progressively deteriorate relations with neighbors with whom, by definition, we should have friendly partnerships —Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and now Bulgaria and Romania—this is nothing less than a policy of foreign policy default," he added.
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