Ceasefire in Ukraine may start soon, Poland's government
Paweł Kowal (photo: flickr.com/photos_parliamentrm)
Despite the extremely difficult situation on the frontline, the prospect of a ceasefire in Ukraine is fast approaching. Ukraine's reconstruction could begin in the second half of 2025, said Paweł Kowal, the Polish government's special envoy for Ukraine's reconstruction.
According to him, the war will not end quickly. “At most, there will be a ceasefire” and the end of the hot phase of the conflict. The question is under what conditions this will happen, because, as he emphasized, “unfreezing” the war will not be a problem for Russia.
When asked whether a ceasefire along the current front lines would de facto mean the irrevocable loss of territory to Ukraine, Koval answered in the negative. “Today there is Putin, tomorrow there will be no Putin,” Koval said, noting that the West is not focused on the current state of the situation, but on the borders of the Ukrainian state recognized by international law.
“Now it seems that everyone is preparing for the restoration next year, that it will start soon. According to my estimates, it will begin in the second half of next year,” he said.
As reported by Reuters, US President-elect Donald Trump, during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on December 7, said that an immediate ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was needed.
After he met with Trump, Zelenskyy stated that the war could not be ended “with just a piece of paper and a few signatures, and a ceasefire without guarantees can be reignited at any time, as Putin has already done.”
