Donald Tusk

Moscow’s foreign ministry announced that it has summoned the British ambassador to Moscow to protest the United Kingdom’s continued supply of weapons to Ukraine. The summons follows a statement by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that Poland has joined an anti‑ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine and other allies. The move signals a sharp escalation in diplomatic tensions between Russia and the United Kingdom, while Poland’s coalition membership underscores a growing regional effort to counter potential missile threats. The British government has not yet issued a response, and the summons may prompt further diplomatic exchanges or adjustments to the UK’s military aid policy toward Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled the Carpathian Eight (C8), a new regional partnership that brings together Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, Hungary, and the European Union. The inaugural summit began on September 18 in Ivano‑Frankivsk, with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, and Romanian President Nicușor Dan in attendance. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who had announced a planned visit, did not attend; Slovakia was represented at a lower diplomatic level. The meeting also hosted about 550 business delegates. Zelensky said the summit will focus on security, energy, logistics, and cross‑border economic cooperation, and that investment and trade agreements worth roughly one billion euros are expected to be signed by its conclusion.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held a special briefing after Russian forces launched two drone strikes just a few miles from the Ukrainian‑Polish border on September 13. One drone hit a gas station near the Yahodyn crossing, injuring two people; another struck the locomotive of a passenger train on the Kyiv‑Warsaw line, but the crew evacuated passengers after a warning and no injuries were reported. Tusk said the attacks demonstrate a growing escalation by Russia and that new jet‑powered drones, with longer range and higher accuracy, are now in use. He warned that Russia could target Ukrainian border crossings and even destroy them, directly affecting Poland. Tusk pledged that Polish authorities would do everything possible to protect the country and would seek NATO assistance if needed.