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Polish president urges Zelenskiy to keep it 'calm and constructive' with Trump
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Posted on February 21, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 21, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
Polish President Duda urges Zelenskiy to maintain calm relations with Trump amid recent tensions, highlighting the importance of US-Ukraine cooperation.
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda urged his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday to keep up calm and constructive cooperation with Donald Trump, following the U.S. president's criticism of him this week.
"I suggested to President Zelenskiy to remain committed to the course of calm and constructive cooperation with Donald Trump," Duda wrote on the X social media platform.
"I have no doubt that President Trump is guided by a deep sense of responsibility for global stability and peace," he added.
Duda, whose term in office expires in 2025, was one of Trump's preferred international partners during his 2017-2021 presidency and they have described themselves as friends.
Trump denounced Zelenskiy as a "dictator" on Wednesday and warned he had to move quickly to secure peace with Russia or risk losing his country, deepening a feud between the two leaders that has alarmed European officials.
Zelenskiy responded by saying Trump was trapped in a "disinformation bubble", but later toned down his statements and said he was hoping for American pragmatism.
He said on Friday he had discussed in a call with Duda the dialogue with the U.S. team led by Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg.
"It is important that the United States stand with us. A strong and lasting peace can only be achieved through unity," Zelenskiy said on X.
(Reporting by Alan Charlish and Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Helen Popper)
President Duda urged President Zelenskiy to maintain calm and constructive cooperation with Donald Trump.
Trump referred to Zelenskiy as a 'dictator' and warned him to secure peace with Russia quickly.
Zelenskiy initially stated that Trump was trapped in a 'disinformation bubble' but later expressed hope for American pragmatism.
Zelenskiy highlighted the importance of U.S. support, stating that a strong and lasting peace can only be achieved through unity.
Duda was one of Trump's preferred international partners during his presidency, and they have described themselves as friends.
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