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Donald Tusk is a Polish politician who has served as President of the European Council and Prime Minister of Poland.

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"New UK-Poland treaty to focus on defence against Russia."
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"'If not, it will mean that not empathy but hard business will determine our relations.'"
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"'Diplomacy has yielded no results.'"
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"Poland detains suspect in killing of Russian artist critical of Putin."
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"Any feud between the two 'delights' Russia's Vladimir Putin and called on Zelensky and Nawrocki to 'calm emotions, not to stoke tensions.'"
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"I would be more than happy if Iceland [joined] part of our community, even if [the EU] needed to change a little bit for that, be more flexible, and I would be ready to work with Kristrún on this [as] it is in our common interest."
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"I don't mean to scare anyone but the coming months may truly be critical, also due to the changing nature of the war."
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"Let's not be afraid, we are preparing for various situations, but we cannot ignore them."
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"Ukraine wants to lower tension, should confront history."
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"We are arming up together with our friends so that our enemies will never dare to attack us."
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"Truth is our duty toward the victims, but also a way to overcome a painful past for the sake of a better future."
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