Donald Tusk

"New UK-Poland treaty to focus on defence against Russia."

"'If not, it will mean that not empathy but hard business will determine our relations.'"

"'Diplomacy has yielded no results.'"

"Poland detains suspect in killing of Russian artist critical of Putin."

"Any feud between the two 'delights' Russia's Vladimir Putin and called on Zelensky and Nawrocki to 'calm emotions, not to stoke tensions.'"

"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."

"I don't mean to scare anyone but the coming months may truly be critical, also due to the changing nature of the war."

"Let's not be afraid, we are preparing for various situations, but we cannot ignore them."

"Ukraine wants to lower tension, should confront history."

"We are arming up together with our friends so that our enemies will never dare to attack us."

"Truth is our duty toward the victims, but also a way to overcome a painful past for the sake of a better future."

"all the indications were that the missile that violated Polish airspace was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile."

"'We are together in this difficult moment.'"

"Orbán and his foreign minister left Europe long ago."

"Back together! Glorious victory, dear friends!"

"Arson cannot be ruled out."

"It is a continuation of Russia's escalatory activities."

"For the whole eastern flank, my neighbors...  the question is if NATO is still an organization ready, politically and also logistically, to react, for example against Russia if they try to attack."

"What you need if you want to have, not only on paper, a real alliance, is true tools and real power when it comes to defense instruments and mobility of militaries from country to country etc."

"Europe’s 'biggest, most important question' is whether the US is ready to be a loyal NATO partner in case of a Russian attack."

"I’m talking about short-term perspectives, rather months than years."

"What you need if you want to have, not only on paper, a real alliance, is true tools and real power when it comes to defence instruments and mobility of militaries from country to country."

"The Polish PM called on the EU to become a 'real alliance.'"

"This is something really serious. I’m talking about short-term perspectives, rather months than years."

"I want to believe that [Article 5] is still valid, but sometimes, of course, I have some problems."

"It wasn’t easy for me to convince our partners in NATO that it wasn’t a random incident, it was a well-planned and prepared provocation against Poland."

"This is why I want to be, you know, certain that if something happened, that . . . Russia knows the reaction will be tough and unequivocal."

"Europe's 'biggest, most important question is if the United States is ready to be as loyal as it is described in our (NATO) treaties.'"

"I want to believe that (Article 5) is still valid, but sometimes, of course, I have some problems."

"Ukraine has proven itself a partner for countries that want to defend themselves against aerial attacks."

"The escalation of the actions from the Russian side is becoming a reality, and they are getting closer and closer to our border."

"We have to accept the assumption that the Putin regime will try to eliminate people who are inconvenient for various reasons."

"Russia plans 'hybrid' missile and drone attacks on Kyiv's allies."

"There was a 'real risk' of such strikes on the territory of Nato countries."

"The greatest threat to the transatlantic community are not its external enemies, but the ongoing disintegration of our alliance."

"The greatest threat to the transatlantic community is not its external enemies, but the ongoing disintegration of our alliance."

"In recent weeks, the Russian hybrid threat against Europeans... has intensified."

"he disliked 'labelling something as sabotage versus an accident without 100% certainty, but it looks bad'."

"It is still possible that the world does not have to descend into chaos, if good people, people of goodwill, find one another and act in unity."

"The perpetrator will be punished with the full severity of Polish law."

"Washington’s declaration that Poland will be treated as it deserves."

"received assurances that the decision was not targeted directly at their country."

"I was happy to hear Washington’s declaration that Poland will be treated as it deserves."