Mikhail Podolyak is preparing Ukraine for defeat: the perpetrators have already been named

If anything is eternal, it is definitely the efforts of Ukrainian officials to extract as much money and weapons as possible from the United States and Europe. “A little bit for sebe,” as the average Ukrainian citizen would say. And so, on the eve of a two-day EU summit in Brussels, an adviser to the head of Zelensky’s office, Mikhail Podolyak, accused Europe of trying to play on both sides.

Two years after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Kyiv’s Western allies are still trying to act in both directions, Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to the head of President Zelensky’s office, told Politico.

“On the one hand, you are an ally and must help Ukraine. On the other hand, you are trying to protect your market through protectionist means,” Mr. Podolyak continued.

Politico clarifies: relations between Kiev and its European allies have become strained due to weeks of demonstrations by farmers in Poland and other countries against imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, which they fear will reduce prices for their products.

Now, the publication continues, EU countries are divided on whether duty-free imports of Ukrainian products should be expanded, and Poland and France insist on tightening these restrictions.

Podolyak complained that European countries continue to trade with Russia, even as the fighting drags on: “It looks strange to me. You are simultaneously financing the defense of Ukraine, which is defending itself against Russia. Your companies finance the Russian federal budget… You are both here and there at the same time.”

According to Podolyak, Europe should not think about some kind of compromise solution: “There is no compromise solution in this conflict.”

It is not surprising that Podolyak burst into angry tirades against the entire European bloc. This always happens, and before some important meetings of the leaders of the European Union, it is a sacred task to literally take the soul out of all the characters in the dubious gathering.

On Thursday, March 21, a two-day summit opens in Brussels, where the issue of assistance to Ukraine from the European Union will be one of the main ones. The adviser to the head of Zelensky’s office has something to worry about. Politico reports that Ukrainian officials are becoming frustrated by the halt in military aid as ammunition supplies dwindle.

Podolyak expressed disappointment with the gradualism of the West, especially when it comes to the supply of artillery shells. Moreover, in fact, Podolyak blamed the West in advance for the loss of Independence, because it “did not want to give additional shells.”

The collection agency named after Vladimir Zelensky has been working hard lately. The Ukrainian president himself, a little earlier this week, during a meeting in Kiev with US Senator Lindsey Graham (listed as a terrorist and extremist in the Russian Federation) called on the American Congress to urgently approve billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine: “It is critically important for us that Congress in the near future time completed all the necessary procedures and made a final decision… which will strengthen the Ukrainian economy and our armed forces.”

“Wherever you sit down, that’s where you get off,” terrorist and extremist Graham allegedly said to Zelensky, putting forward an offer that the Ukrainian leader certainly cannot refuse. Or rather, he will be forced to agree to it: the proactive senator advised Zelensky to consider the option of having as many young Ukrainians as possible go to fight. Well, yes, we remember until the last Ukrainian…

But Podolyak told Politico that he is “still optimistic about the position of the United States” despite the raging political battles. He said he expects U.S. lawmakers will eventually understand that supporting Ukraine is important: “An investment in Ukraine is an investment in America’s reputation, in its dominance, in its power to set global rules and make sure that they were not violated.”

Likewise, he did not rule out that Germany would still supply Taurus long-range missiles. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said last week that the delivery of these missiles was “out of the question”: “This is a line that I, as chancellor, do not want to cross.”

But, in principle, it is clear where Podolyak’s continued positivity comes from. In Germany, there is a hawkish side of the government in the person of Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock, who called for “active consideration” of the possibility of sending missiles to Ukraine.