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Donald Tusk
The latest news and top stories on Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister. He returned to this role in 2023, having previously served from 2007 to 2014, making him Poland’s longest-serving prime minister since the fall of communism. Tusk also held the prominent position of President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019, where he navigated challenges like Russian aggression and Brexit. His current tenure focuses on restoring ties with the European Union, unlocking significant EU funds and implementing social reforms. A key area of his expertise is strengthening European defence, with Poland being a leading advocate for increased military spending.
Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro reacts after he was detained by police at the Polish TV Republika station’s headquarters in Warsaw, Poland in January last year. Photo: via Reuters
European Union

Poland’s ex-minister facing prosecution at home travels from Hungary to US

Former Justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro faces prosecution for alleged abuse of power.

US-China relations

Opinion | China shouldn’t view a tired US as signifying a Europe ready to pivot

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Italy

Rubio meets Pope Leo at Vatican to defuse tensions with Trump

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France

France to boost atomic arsenal, could deploy nuclear-armed jets to allies

France’s Macron says eight European countries have agreed to a ‘forward’ deterrence plan to bolster continental security.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Ile Longue nuclear submarine base. Photo: AFP
Poland

Poland tells US it won’t be a ‘sucker’ as Trump reshapes Nato

Foreign Minister Sikorski pledged loyalty to Washington but called for greater EU security responsibility amid Trump’s policy shifts.

Ukraine war

Open Questions | Historian on Trump’s new world order and a Europe in crisis

Luuk van Middelaar explains return of great-power rule, Europe’s wake-up call and its struggle to fend off Putin in Ukraine and respond to ‘danger’ from US.

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Greenland

Use of US military to acquire Greenland ‘always an option’, White House says

Trump’s preferred option might be to buy Greenland from Denmark, but the White House says military action is being considered.

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Danish troops train with Swedish, Norwegian, German and French peers in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, in September 2025. Photo: Retuers
Ukraine war

Trump predicts end to Ukraine war will be decided within ‘weeks’

After meeting at Mar-a-Lago with Zelensky and a ‘friendly’ call with Putin, US president claims a peace deal is closer.

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European Union

EU’s top court rules same-sex marriages must be respected across bloc

The court ruled Poland’s refusal to recognise a German couple’s same-sex marriage violated EU law and their right to a ‘normal family life’.

China-EU relations

EU ministers court Trump on joint China policy, even as public scepticism grows

European officials lobby American counterparts to ‘push back’ on Beijing together, while German poll shows wariness towards Washington.

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(From left) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and EU trade and economic security commissioner Maros Sefcovic hold a joint press briefing in Brussels on Monday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Polish court blocks extradition, frees Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts

German prosecutors accuse Volodymyr Zhuravlov of being part of a group that placed explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

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Ukrainian defendant Volodymyr Zhuravlov (right) shakes hands with his lawyer in Warsaw on Friday as a judge announces the decision not to allow for extradition to Germany. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Trump tells Nato nations to shoot down intruding Russian planes

The US president declined to say whether Washington would support the military alliance if it engaged Russian jets over its airspace.

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Ukraine war

Warsaw turns to Kyiv after Russian drones enter Polish airspace

Poland and Ukraine will jointly test new methods of intercepting drones, exchange military experience in the field of drone warfare.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Poland border closure sets up speed bumps on China-Europe railway: analysts

Insiders say closing of Belarus border spells trouble for users of the China-Europe Railway Express, and could put Poland’s transit hub status at risk.

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Users of the China-Europe Railway Express, a network of train routes connecting Asia and Europe, could encounter issues from Poland’s closure of its border with Belarus. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images
Ukraine war

Poland deploys planes in airspace due to Russia drone threat in Ukraine

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said ‘preventive air operations’ had begun because of the threat of drones in nearby areas of Ukraine.

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A video grab on Saturday from images provided by France shows a French fighter jet in an unspecified location in Poland, part of a Nato operation to strengthen the defence of Polish airspace following an intrusion by Russian drones. Photo: via AFP
Nato

Nato boosts defence of Europe’s eastern flank to ward off Russia

Operation Eastern Sentry involves both air and ground forces and is a response to Moscow’s unprecedented incursion into Polish airspace.

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Nato

Nato on high alert as Russia and Belarus launch major war games

Military drills heighten tensions, while France plans to send fighter jets to Poland - which says drone incursions were no mistake.

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Poland

UN Security Council to convene over drone attacks in Poland

Warsaw has accused Russia of carrying out the drone raid, calling it an ‘unprecedented’ attack on Poland, Nato and the European Union.

A car damaged by debris falling from a destroyed roof, after drones believed to be Russian violated Polish airspace in Wyryki near Lublin, Poland, on Thursday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Ukraine government building ablaze in Russia’s biggest air attack of war

The attack underlined growing pessimism in Ukraine and among allies that the war can be ended any time soon.

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Donald Trump

Trump offers more US troops to Poland’s new nationalist president

US president welcomes Karol Nawrocki to the White House with a military flyover and an offer to boost US military presence.

Ukraine war

Europe drawing up ‘precise plans’ to send troops to Ukraine: EU chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the plan for post-conflict security guarantees has the backing of the US president.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a visit to the Polish-Belarus border, in Krynki, Poland, on Sunday. Photo: AP
European Union

Poland’s pro-Trump president calls for constitutional change, slams euro

Karol Nawrocki has pledged for a sovereign Poland within the EU, while his anti-migration stance reflects a nationalist agenda.

Poland’s new president Karol Nawrocki with his wife Marta Nawrocka shows a V-sign during the inauguration ceremony in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Defence

How Turkey re-emerged as the West’s ‘indispensable’ defence partner

Europe and the US are recalibrating their security priorities, with renewed respect for Turkey’s strategic importance and defence industry.

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