Warsaw (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said European leaders must resist “capitulation” to Russia over Ukraine.
Ahead of a virtual discussion of EU leaders to examine the war following U.S. President Donald Trump’s overtures to Moscow, Tusk in a video posted on X said,
We cannot agree to Ukraine’s capitulation to Russia’s, however we call it, impudent demands, including territorial ones.
The members of the European Council of national leaders will attend a debriefing from French President Emmanuel Macron on his visit this week to the US, where he met Trump. Macron and Trump displayed stark contrasts in their path to Ukraine, exposing a ridge between the United States and Europe over Trump’s proposal for a quick ceasefire deal with Russia.
“We all hope for a quick end to the war, and Europe wants to have the most unambiguous position possible,”
stated Tusk.
Zjednoczeni i solidarni znajdziemy dobry sposób na zakończenie tej wojny. pic.twitter.com/5nuKMMaON8
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) February 26, 2025
He also said that while Poland would not send troops to a future peacekeeping assignment in Ukraine, it was willing to provide any logistical assistance “even on a larger scale, if there is such a need”.
What role does Poland see for itself in Ukraine?
A week ago, Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that Poland would not send troops to Ukraine, as he set off for an emergency meeting in Paris to examine Europe’s role in any ceasefire.
Poland will support Ukraine as it has done so far: organisationally, in accordance with our financial capabilities, in terms of humanitarian and military aid,
Tusk briefed journalists before boarding a plane to France.
We do not plan to send Polish soldiers to the territory of Ukraine. We will … give logistical and political support to the countries that will possibly want to provide such guarantees in the future, such physical guarantees.
Tusk cautioned against challenging Europe’s alliance with the United States.
Poland … can and must play a positive role,
he stated.
By this I mean (ensuring) the closest possible cooperation between Poland, Ukraine, the European Union, the United States, European countries such as Great Britain and Norway. There can be no place for ‘either/or’ – the European Union or the United States.
