Tusk: Ukraine's capitulation poses direct threat to Poland's independence

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that Ukraine's downfall as a result of a lack of European support would pose a direct threat to Poland's independence.

As reported by Polish radio station RMF FM, speaking to journalists, Tusk said that using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine is the best option.

"In today's situation, supporting Ukraine – that is, in fact, protecting Ukraine from the need to capitulate – is also an attempt to prevent Russia from gaining a strategic advantage over us.

In short, Poland's independence will be under threat if it turns out that Ukraine is forced to capitulate as a result of wrong decisions or a lack of decisions, for example, by Europe," Tusk said.

Tusk also stated that "Ukraine's independence pushes the risk of aggression or war away from Poland's borders, and Ukraine's downfall as a result of this war would mean a direct threat to Poland".

Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned EU leaders that failure to agree on funding for Ukraine now could lead to bloodshed in Ukraine and across Europe.

On Thursday, it became known that diplomats from European Union member states had reached a tentative agreement on using frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with a "reparations loan" in 2026-2027, but the final decision is to be taken by EU leaders at the European Council meeting.