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Harpsund – Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is hosting a Nordic-Baltic summit on Wednesday and Thursday, where Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will also participate.
The heads of government of the countries reiterate their support for Ukraine and promise to increase efforts.
“If Ukraine loses, we all lose,” says Donald Tusk, whose Poland will take over the EU presidency after the New Year.
This comes as the incoming US President Donald Trump takes the helm across the Atlantic.
Among the European NATO countries, there is great concern that the US under Trump will cut its support to Ukraine, which the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes would lead to Ukraine losing the war.
Do Poland and the EU have the capacity to provide sufficient support if the US withdraws its support?
“We should not have any illusions about the prospects in the coming weeks and months. This means that in this group, Europe and NATO must be ready to replace parts of the support if the American decision turns out to be as it appears today,” says Donald Tusk.
“We are not just talking about Ukraine, we are not just talking about Russia – we are talking about our security,” he continues.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also emphasizes the importance of more European support.
“If we want a free Europe, we must give Ukraine what it needs on the battlefield. And we must do it without any self-imposed red lines and restrictions,” she says.
(27 November)
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