Polish PM arrives in Germany for Munich Security Conference
Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, has said that discussions at the ongoing Munich Security Conference will focus on transatlantic relations and the situation within NATO.
Tusk, who arrived in Munich on Friday afternoon, will take part in a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing as well as the Munich Security Conference.
The Polish prime minister is also scheduled to meet with his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson.
Earlier on Friday, Tusk told reporters aboard his flight that his meeting with Kristersson would be devoted to "enhanced Baltic cooperation," a priority his government has pursued for months.
He added that, after the signing an agreement with Sweden on the Orka programme to acquire new submarines for the Polish Navy, "the Swedes have understood that Poland is a first-class partner, and they also want Polish-Swedish cooperation to set the tone for defence collaboration in the Baltic Sea."
According to Tusk, the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will focus on the recent US-Ukrainian-Russian negotiations and the prospects of a ceasefire.
Tusk added that discussions at the Munich Security Conference would be devoted to Ukraine, transatlantic relations, and "certain tensions and turbulences which we have been witnessing within NATO."
On Saturday, Tusk will attend the Ewald von Kleist Award 2026 ceremony where this year's prize will be presented "to the brave Ukrainian people in deep appreciation of their courage, sacrifice, and unwavering resolve to defend their freedom and the freedom of all of Europe."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will accept the award while Prime Minister Tusk will deliver the laudation.
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski is also attending the conference. (PAP)
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