Poland will not send troops to Ukraine. This was announced by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, quoted by "Reuters".
He made his statement on the way to an emergency summit in Paris to discuss Europe's role in a possible ceasefire.
Earlier today, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer became the first European leader to express his readiness to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine.
"Poland will support Ukraine as it has done so far: organizationally, in accordance with our financial capabilities, in terms of humanitarian and military assistance," Tusk said.
"We do not plan to send Polish soldiers to countries that may want to provide such guarantees in the future, such physical guarantees," he added.
Tusk warned against questioning Europe's alliance with the United States after a turbulent week that has left many countries fearing they cannot count on support from Washington and that President Donald Trump will conclude a peace agreement on Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which undermines the interests of Kiev and broader European security.
"Poland can and should play a positive role," he stressed. "By that I mean ensuring the closest possible cooperation between Poland, Ukraine, the European Union, the United States, European countries such as Britain and Norway. There can be no room for "either/or" "The European Union or the United States," Tusk was categorical.
He stressed that now is not the time to think about building an alternative to NATO and pointed out that countries offering security guarantees to Ukraine must be confident that they can fulfill them.
"We must show that we are capable of much greater investment in our defense capabilities," Tusk insisted, adding that he would ask the prime ministers of the other member states whether they were ready to make real decisions.