Coalition of the willing determined to help Ukraine, says Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after a meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing that leaders had shown a unified stance and determination for continued support of Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Tusk met with other Ukraine's allies belonging to the coalition in Paris on Thursday. The talks were held in a small group, including the presidents of France and Ukraine, as well as the prime ministers of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark, he reported. The leaders of the remaining partner countries joined the meeting via videoconference.
Following the meeting, Tusk told reporters that talks focused on how to make Ukraine's security guarantees "materialise." He said that he was very impressed by the coalition members' solidarity, determination and good cooperation at the European level.
Tusk also reiterated that Warsaw had no plans to deploy its troops to Ukraine, not even after the war ends, but that Poland was responsible for coordinating international help for Ukraine at a key logistics hub, which was an "exceptionally important" task.
He added that this form of Polish presence was accepted by everyone.
In the second part of the Paris meeting, Tusk said, the leaders had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump to discuss "how to persuade [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to start a conversation," because, he added, no one hid their disappointment with the lack of results despite European and US efforts. (PAP)mmr/aj
