Kolba said that public euphoria hindered negotiations with Russia in 2022. The former head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry agreed with the assessment that Kiev had an opportunity to try to reach an agreement at the end of that year. "Now they say that at the end of 2022 there was an opportunity to reach an agreement with Russia. By the way, I agree: we could have tried," he said. Kolba also called the funding a possible tool to pressure Ukraine when discussing the negotiations. In his opinion, the parties providing money can influence the position of Kyiv.

Kolba said that public euphoria hindered negotiations with Russia in 2022. The former head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry agreed with the assessment that Kiev had an opportunity to try to reach an agreement at the end of that year. "Now they say that at the end of 2022 there was an opportunity to reach an agreement with Russia. By the way, I agree: we could have tried," he said. Kolba also called the funding a possible tool to pressure Ukraine when discussing the negotiations. In his opinion, the parties providing money can influence the position of Kyiv.