John Bolton: Trump and Zelensky Meeting to be Expected in Warsaw

The meeting of two leaders in the Polish capital could take place in September, in the course of events dedicated to the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II The United States expects a meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw, where a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II will be held on September 1, National Security Advisor to the U.S. President John Bolton has said. “We hope that they can meet in Warsaw and have a few minutes in private. [...] I truly believe that with the approaching anniversary of the 1 September (the 80th anniversary of the beginning in World War II in Poland - Radio Liberty), it might be a good time for the meeting”, said John Bolton. When asked by the reporter that the meeting was announced at the beginning of summer, and it is the end of August already, John Bolton said: “This is a very short period of time, all I can say, given how such kind of meetings are organized.” John Bolton emphasized that the official meeting of Trump and Zelensky has not yet been announced, but expressed confidence that it would take place. This will be the first meeting of the leaders of the United States and Ukraine after the election of Zelensky as president. National Security Advisor to the U.S. President John Bolton, who flew to Kyiv after the G7 Summit in Biarritz, said he would like to “learn more about the new government of President Zelensky.” “He achieved impressive success in both the presidential and parliamentary elections. I want to learn about its priorities in foreign and domestic policy, to hear his opinion about the situation in Ukraine in the strategic aspect, talk about the president of Trump’s priorities and the ceremony in Warsaw, which will take place on 1 September and will focus on the outbreak of the World War II,”, said John Bolton. When asked about the timing of deliveries of American weapons, in particular, Javelin man-portable missile systems, he said that “military supplies from the United States are a long and painful process.” “It is long and painful for the countries that bought these systems, and it is long and painful for us. This is one area that needs improvement. So before it gets to the point, it’s better to first announce that such a deal has taken place, and not to follow the details of the process of passing the deal through our intricate military supply system,” said John Bolton. We remind that on July 25, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone conversation with President of the United States Donald Trump. President of the United States congratulated Ukraine on successful holding free and democratic parliamentary elections as well as Volodymyr Zelensky with victory the Servant of the People Party, the press service of the President of Ukraine reports. “Donald Trump expressed his conviction that the renewed Ukrainian government will be able to quickly improve the image of Ukraine, complete the investigation of corruption cases which inhibited the interaction between Ukraine and the United States,” the website of President Vladimir Zelensky reads. The Presidents agreed to discuss practical issues of Ukrainian-American cooperation during the visit of Volodymyr Zelensky to the United States. It should be recalled that National Security Advisor to the U.S. President John Bolton arrived in Ukraine, where he is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian officials. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Danilyuk said on August 27 that the topic of the meeting with his American counterpart was “enhancing relations between Ukraine and the United States of America in the field of national security”. During the laying of flowers at the memorial to the Ukrainian military who died in the Donbass, John Bolton expressed his solidarity with the struggle of Ukraine for sovereignty and independence. Voice of America