Russia cannot challenge borders ‘with impunity’, warns Tusk, ahead of Trump-Putin summit - Europe live

Concerns are growing over Ukraine being shut out of Friday’s Alaska meetingPolish prime minister Donald Tusk is speaking right now, briefing the Polish media after this weekend’s consultations among European leaders, as he says they “remain united in their approach.”He says that “for Poland and our European partners, it must be clear that you cannot change borders with force,” and Russia must not be allowed to benefit from its invasion on Ukraine.“From history we know — and Poland has often been a victim of this — that when the great powers decided about other countries without the participation of those countries in negotiations, the consequences were grave.” Continue reading...

Russia cannot challenge borders ‘with impunity’, warns Tusk, ahead of Trump-Putin summit - Europe live

Concerns are growing over Ukraine being shut out of Friday’s Alaska meeting

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk is speaking right now, briefing the Polish media after this weekend’s consultations among European leaders, as he says they “remain united in their approach.”

He says that “for Poland and our European partners, it must be clear that you cannot change borders with force,” and Russia must not be allowed to benefit from its invasion on Ukraine.

“From history we know — and Poland has often been a victim of this — that when the great powers decided about other countries without the participation of those countries in negotiations, the consequences were grave.”

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