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Ukraine
Poland to Host First ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Military Drills
Bulgaria pulled out of the coalition the same day Tusk announced the exercises, deepening a rift among allies.
July 14, 2026
Ukraine
Hungary’s Magyar Says Ukraine Needs Stronger Guarantees Than Budapest Memorandum
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Ukraine has the right to defend its territory under guarantees provided by the Budapest Memorandum.
May 21, 2026
EU
‘Orbán Left EU Long Ago’ Tusk Says Amid Reports Hungary Took Orders from Kremlin
Despite being a member of the NATO and the EU, Hungary has maintained cordial relations with the Kremlin and continues to rely on Russian energy even as Moscow carries on its war in Ukraine.
April 1, 2026
War in Ukraine
Tusk: Ukraine Aid Unlikely Before Hungary Vote as Orbán Blocks EU Loan
Tusk says Hungary is blocking EU aid to Ukraine for electoral gain, with no deal expected before April 12 as Brussels searches for ways around Orbán’s veto.
March 20, 2026
War in Ukraine
‘Peace Is on the Horizon’: Polish PM Says Russia’s War in Ukraine Could End ‘Quite Quickly’
Tusk cited US security guarantees for Kyiv as the main reason for hope that the war could end soon, adding that Ukraine would still need to compromise on territorial issues.
Dec. 30, 2025
War in Ukraine
European Leaders to Hold Ukraine Talks Tuesday
This meeting is part of the ongoing high-level diplomatic negotiations that have taken place since November.
Dec. 30, 2025
Ukraine
EU Agrees It’s ‘Worth Trying’ to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine Loan, Says Tusk
Of the total 210 billion euros of Russian assets frozen in the EU after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, 185 billion are held in Belgium’s Euroclear central securities depository
Dec. 18, 2025
Russia
Polish PM Calls Rail Sabotage Russian ‘State Terrorism’
In a brief address to parliament, Tusk called on Poles to unite against Moscow’s attempts to “sow discord with Europe, with Ukraine, and, above all, among ourselves”.
Nov. 21, 2025
Poland
Two Ukrainians Working for Moscow Suspected of Polish Rail Sabotage: Tusk
The two incidents, recorded between Saturday and Monday, damaged a rail line used to transport supplies to Ukraine.
Nov. 18, 2025
Europe
Tusk Says Railway Explosion Was ‘Act of Sabotage,’ Vows to Catch Perpetrators
Warsaw says the blast fits a wider escalation of sabotage, cyberattacks and recent drone incursions tied to Russia’s long-running hybrid war against Europe.
Nov. 17, 2025
Poland
Polish President and PM Fail to Bridge Political Divide Despite Independence Day Calls for Unity
The Independence Day event was the first that President Nawrocki, a nationalist often at odds with Donald Tusk’s government, attended after winning this year’s presidential election.
Nov. 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
No One Should Pressure Ukraine to Give Up Territory For Peace says Polish PM Tusk
Donald Tusk said the world must pressure Russia, not Ukraine, amid reports a US envoy urged Kyiv to cede the Donbas to secure a peace deal.
Oct. 20, 2025
Poland
Poland’s Tusk Pins Nord Stream Blame on ‘Those Who Built It,’ Opposes Extraditing Ukrainian Suspect
“The problem for Europe, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland isn’t that Nord Stream II was blown up, but that it was built,” the Polish prime minister said on Tuesday.
Oct. 8, 2025
War in Ukraine
Polish Minister Accuses Orbán of ‘Financing’ Moscow’s War in Ukraine Amid Escalating Row
The two sides have been exchanging diplomatic blows after Orbán accused Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk of “playing a dangerous game” with the lives of millions of Europeans.
Oct. 3, 2025
Germany
‘Better Truth Than Illusions’: Tusk Says Trump Ukraine U-Turn Masks Reduced US Support
Tusk’s remarks came as Berlin said that NATO “will not allow” airspace incursions to continue and warned about the growing threat posed by Russian space “warfare.”
Sept. 25, 2025
Zelensky
Poland Shoots Down 4 of 19 Russian Drones, Lacks Systems to Counter Kremlin UAV Threats
Poland downed just 4 of 19 Russian drones. Local media accuse the Defense Ministry of “striking indifference” in counter-drone systems as NATO holds urgent consultations.
Sept. 10, 2025