(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, 02 MAR - Polish Prime Minister Donald
Tusk on Sunday said Poland could use its friendly ties with
Washington to persuade the United States to be more supportive
of Ukraine, ahead of talks with European allies. Tusk called the
US position on Ukraine a "dilemma" and said "we have to
transcend this dilemma", adding that Poland "will be more heard"
because of its high defence spending and "very good relations
with the Americans". Speaking ahead of the summit in London
where European powers will be joined by President Volodymyr
Zelensky, Tusk said Poland was in "a unique situation". Tusk was
speaking after a heated clash in the White House on Friday
between Zelensky and US President Trump that has cast doubt on
continued US support for Ukraine. The new US administration has
initiated a rapprochement with Russia and Trump and Vice
President JD Vance have often echoed Kremlin talking points on
the conflict. "Poland is on the side of Ukraine without any
'buts'," Tusk said, adding: "The position of the Washington
administration is not as clear as our position on the
Ukraine-Russia issue." "Europe has awakened," said Tusk, a
former European Council chief, supporting a call from Italian
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for a summit between the European
Union and the United States. He also urged European countries to
help Poland and the Baltic states strengthen their borders with
Russia and Belarus, including by sending troops. "I will
convince our partners of this," he said. (ANSA-AFP).
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