The online session, scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, by European Council President António Costa, included the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” meeting at noon, followed by a European Council debate at around 1 p.m. to review the outcomes of the White House discussions.
The Washington talks featured meetings between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents, followed by broader discussions with European leaders, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
The summit came after Friday’s Alaska meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, where the future of Ukraine was a central topic.
"The leaders of Canada, Japan, Turkey, New Zealand, and European countries assessed the outcomes of the meeting in Alaska very realistically. We all confirmed the need to continue supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia," Tusk said while reporting on the first of the conferences scheduled for Tuesday.
After the European Council session, Prime Minister Tusk said via social media that “everyone wants peace, no one wants the capitulation of Ukraine.”
The politician added that during the meeting, a realistic assessment was made of President Trump’s efforts to end the war.
In a follow-up post, Tusk addressed the debate in Poland over the absence of a Polish representative at Monday’s White House summit - a situation criticized by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher, who blamed the entourage of the newly elected president, Nawrocki.
“Let’s give the president and his office some time. Poland needs a united front abroad, which requires cooperation between all state institutions - and cooperation takes mutual patience and understanding,” Tusk stressed, noting that initial efforts are always the hardest.
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