Events in Afghanistan and the fall of a pro-Western government will overshadow other issues on the world’s information and political agenda. For Ukraine, it threatens declining international attention, and can also tarnish the results of the long-awaited visit of the Ukrainian president to the White House.
This was stated by the adviser to the fifth president of Petro Poroshenko, Konstantin Eliseev, reports press service political party “European Solidarity”. In his opinion, the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan has also demonstrated the underestimation of the negative development scenarios on the part of the international community after the withdrawal of American troops.
The politician drew attention to the fact that this will also have negative consequences for Ukraine. The first “victim”, according to him, will be Kiev summit of the Crimean platform on August 23.
“It is logical that in the heads of the leaders and in the backstage conversations on the sidelines of the summit, it will not be about the path of de-occupation of Crimea from the Russian aggressor, but about the horrors of the new Afghan regime and thinking about what to do with Afghanistan next. And, unfortunately, we will obviously hear again theses on the need to strengthen dialogue and interaction between the West and Moscow in resolving the acute security crisis in Central Asia, “said Poroshenko’s adviser.
At the same time, according to him, the events in Afghanistan cast a shadow on the results of the visit of the President of Ukraine to the White House.
“The failure of Afghanistan’s status as a special US ally outside NATO practically negates the symbolism and significance for Ukraine of a similar agreement on the Biden-Zelensky line. At the same time, the Afghan fiasco will stimulate Washington to seek some kind of quick diplomatic and security PR victory and this Undoubtedly, it should use Bankova Street to advance the security interests of Ukraine, including through the status of a special ally and a bilateral security deal, “Eliseev said.
He noted that Ukraine needs convene a meeting of the NSDC to analyze the events in Afghanistan, their political, security and economic significance for the interests of Ukraine.
“It would not be superfluous to analyze the lessons of the lightning-fast military victory of the Taliban over the technically better equipped nearly 300,000 government troops for their use in countering Russian troops. the problem of illegal migration from Afghanistan to Ukraine, including through the territories of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, “the EU press service reports.
Eliseev noted that Kiev should improve coordination with international partners, after all, it is in such critical situations that invaluable experience of joint action is accumulated and trust is forged.
“And the issue is not only in political approaches and assessments. Closer interaction with partners, primarily in the EU, in the evacuation of citizens of Ukraine and the EU from Afghanistan would be important. efficiency, “he stressed.
Ukrainian authorities need thoroughly assess the risks of Afghanistan for Ukraine. One of the key dangers, according to the politician, lies in the fact that Moscow may well take advantage of the “window of opportunity” and offer Washington and the EU joint cooperation in solving the problem of Afghanistan in exchange for concessions on the “Ukrainian dossier”.
“Trade in problematic issues and their ability to settle them in exchange for their interest is the Kremlin’s liquid currency,” Eliseev said.
The Afghan events, in his opinion, became cold shower in world politics, the consequences of which will be felt for more than one year.
“It is quite obvious that today we are all witnessing another shift in emphasis on a scale that goes far beyond the region. – added Eliseev.
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