Tusk says, “The final stage of the first phase of a European project, perhaps the most important in decades,”
Poland Prime Minister Donald Task After talking to reporters early in Warsaw, they set off for Brussels, and the EU summit said, “Confirm the first stages of perhaps the most important European project of the past few decades: We will secure, arm and unite Europe, and unite against the threat of Russia. ”
“You may remember that we were often alone by warning other European partners of the Russian threat, and that Europe is trying to unite the exact same issues that Poland is isolated,” he said.
Task also urged the Polish president. Andrzej Duda To sign the law, the immigration and asylum law bill will be changed, giving the government the right to temporarily suspend asylum applications from irregular immigrants.
He said he needed to move to rebuttal.Pressure on the border with Belarus… is growing.” As he condemned Alexander Lukashenko And Russia's Vladimir Putin Encouraging irregular migration to put pressure on the EU's external boundaries, a “de facto war” – they call it a hybrid [war]but that is more serious than the hybrid war against Poland.
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“You may remember how oftentimes we were alone in warning other European partners against the Russian threat … and now are about to see Europe unite around the very same problem that often saw Poland stand alone,” he said.
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Tusk also urged Poland’s president Andrzej Duda to sign into law the bill on migration and asylum law changes, giving the government’s the right to temporarily suspend asylum applications from irregular migrants.
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He said the move was needed to counter “the pressure on our border with Belarus … which is growing” as he accused Alexander Lukashenko and Russia’s Vladimir Putin of encouraging irregular migration to put pressure on the EU’s external borders, waging “a de facto war – they call it hybrid [war]but that is more serious than the hybrid war against Poland.
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On a Zoom call with a journalist on Wednesday, Zelenskyy He said he “she didn't feel any pressure” from Trump and said, “It was a fruitful conversation, Perhaps the most fruitful thing we had, The mood was positive.
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“We cannot attack energy infrastructure because we receive signals from the US that we are talking about a ceasefire for energy facilities, and we are also talking about private infrastructure facilities.”
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Zelenskyy said his team would do so Create a list of the types of facilities they feel they can include And they will present them to the Americans in future negotiations.
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The Ukrainian leader also said he and Trump had a discussion about the tHe has proposed to acquire ownership of the Zaporidia nuclear power plant under Russian occupation. In southern Ukraine.
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“We only talked about one power plant under Russian occupation,” he said.
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Amid signs that European leaders are closely watching the debate between Trump, Putin and Zelensky, the Ukrainian president answered the call and promised to make a call while talking to reporters on Wednesday evening.
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Back at the briefing, he said:That was President Macron. We have an average conversation once a day. He's helping a lot. I'll call him.”
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It’s another busy day in European diplomacy.
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European leaders are meeting in Brussels this morning to discuss Ukraine, Middle East, competitiveness, and European defence, building on a recent extraordinary summit.
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Dangling the carrot of multibillion investment in European industries, António Costa, European Council president, wrote to leaders:
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Our continued support to Ukraine, the need to invest in our defence and our competitiveness are closely interlinked. A more competitive Union will be a stronger Union, better able to protect its citizens, its interests and its values on the global stage.
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In the course of the morning, the leaders will here from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, getting an unfiltered view of his phone call with US president Donald Trump.
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In particular, they will be probably keen to hear more about the plans for a limited – but gradually expanding, if possible – ceasefire, and Trump’s unusual promise to “work with him to find what was available, particularly in Europe” to support Ukrainian air defence, which could be seen as an indirect rejection of the Russian demand to stop arming Ukraine.
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Over lunch, they will also speak with UN secretary general António Guterres; ECB president Christine Lagarde and Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe will also join for a bit.
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Their talks are likely to go into late evening, but our attention will shift to Britain in late afternoon, as UK prime minister Keir Starmer hosts over 30 army chiefs and planners to discuss his plans for the “coalition of the willing”.
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We should hear from him at some point, too, but in a show of just how serious he is about defence, he made a rare visit to a nuclear-armed submarine HMS Vanguard – a first such visit by a serving prime minister in more than a decade.
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But his coalition faces a challenge even before it came into existence as Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has made clear he wouldn’t accept western military aid flowing to Ukraine and Nato forces on Ukrainian soil under any peace settlement. Despite this, there are no signs that his words in any way affected the continuing planning. Ultimately, that’s what “peace through strength” is meant to be about.
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Lots to cover – starting from European leaders’ arrivals in Brussels in the next hour or so. I will bring you all the latest here.
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It’s Thursday, 20 March 2025, and this is Europe live. It’s Jakub Krupa here.
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Good morning.
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“It was Macron, I'd call him back,” Zelenskyy briefs journalist with “fruitful, perhaps the most fruitful” Trump
Shawn Walker
On Kyiv
On a Zoom call with a journalist on Wednesday, Zelenskyy He said he “she didn't feel any pressure” from Trump and said, “It was a fruitful conversation, Perhaps the most fruitful thing we had, The mood was positive.
“We cannot attack energy infrastructure because we receive signals from the US that we are talking about a ceasefire for energy facilities, and we are also talking about private infrastructure facilities.”
Zelenskyy said his team would do so Create a list of the types of facilities they feel they can include And they will present them to the Americans in future negotiations.
The Ukrainian leader also said he and Trump had a discussion about the tHe has proposed to acquire ownership of the Zaporidia nuclear power plant under Russian occupation. In southern Ukraine.
“We only talked about one power plant under Russian occupation,” he said.
Amid signs that European leaders are closely watching the debate between Trump, Putin and Zelensky, the Ukrainian president answered the call and promised to make a call while talking to reporters on Wednesday evening.
Back at the briefing, he said:That was President Macron. We have an average conversation once a day. He's helping a lot. I'll call him.”
Morning Opening: Europe gathers to support Ukraine
Jakub Krupa
It's another busy day in European diplomacy.
This morning, European leaders meet in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East, competitiveness and the defense of Europe, and build on the recent extraordinary summit.
Hanging carrots of billions of investment in European industry, Antonio Costa, Written to the President and Leader of the Council of Europe:
The need to invest in our defense and our competitiveness are closely linked to continuing support for Ukraine. A more competitive union can become a stronger union and protect its citizens, its interests, and its values at a global stage.
During the morning, the leaders will come here from the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyygiving an unfiltered view of his calls with the US president Donald Trump.
In particular, they will probably want to hear more about the limited plan plans, but if possible, there is a rare promise that they can gradually expand, ceasefire and “work with him to find something available in Europe in particular to support Ukraine's air defense.
At lunchtime they also speak to the UN Secretary-General. Antonio GuterresECB President Christine Lagarde Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe I'll also be taking part in a bit.
Their consultations are likely to be late in the evening, but as the British Prime Minister, our attention will move to Britain in the late afternoon. Keyer priority Hosting over 30 Army Chiefs and planners, we will discuss his plans for the “coalition of will.”
You should hear from him at some point, but in a show showing how serious he is about defense, he made an unusual visit to the nuclear-armed submarine HMS former Vanguard.
However, his coalition faces a challenge as Russian President Vladimir Putin reveals that he will not accept Western military aid flowing to Ukrainian and NATO forces under peace settlement. Nevertheless, there is no indication that his words had any effect on the ongoing plan. Ultimately, that is the purpose of “peace through force.”
There's a lot to cover – it starts in the next hour or so in Brussels, the European leader. Here's the latest information.
the Thursday, March 20th, 2025and this is it Europe Live. the Jakub Krupa here.
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