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Why is Volodymyr Zelensky trying to alienate Ukraine's allies?
by Tom Rogan, National Security Writer & Online Editor
September 21, 2023 12:14 PM
It's hard to imagine what it must be like to lead a nation that is fighting for its very survival. That's what Volodymyr Zelensky has done since February 2022.
And by most assessments, Zelensky has excelled. His leadership and motivation of his people have seen Ukraine deny and then push back Russian advances and annihilate large elements of the once-vaunted Russian ground forces. Ukraine is now taking the fight to Russia, greatly undermining Vladimir Putin's credibility at a time when he can least afford it. This is good.
Sadly, Zelensky is failing when it comes to an equally critical measure of leadership: Maintaining the strength of Ukraine's key alliances. The Ukrainian president shows an escalating penchant for disregarding his most important allies in the most public forums. Indeed, Zelensky's overt disregard for allies is becoming increasingly absurd.
On Sunday evening, referencing the decision by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to refuse a European Union directive requiring them to allow imports of Ukrainian grain, Zelensky's administration declared it would sue those nations at the World Trade Organization. This decision showed no recognition of upcoming elections in Poland and Slovakia and the central influence of agricultural interests in those elections. Then came Zelensky's speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Zelensky declared that "it is alarming to see how some in Europe, some of our friends in Europe, play out solidarity in a political theater — making a thriller from the grain. They may seem to play their own role but in fact they are helping set the stage to a Moscow actor."
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-is-volodymyr-zelensky-trying-to-alienate-ukraines-allies
