Donald Tusk on 24 August 2026, on the Day of independency of Ukraine, wrote that Poles are “all heart to the fighting Ukrainian Nation”. It is simply a motion of support against a state defending itself against Russia, but for Poland it besides means an work to number its own security, costs and national interest hard.
Tusk spoke on Ukrainian holiday
Donald Tusk published an August 24 entry for Ukraine's independency Day. As he stated Banker for PAP, the Prime Minister wrote that Poles know what it means to pay the highest price for independence, and that is why present they are all heartily with the fighting Ukrainian Nation. A akin entry appears on official profile of Donald Tusk on X.
That conviction sounds strong due to the fact that it touches historical truth. Poland knows the price of independence. He knows Russian imperialism, exports, murders and false peace brought on bayonets. Therefore, support for a state that stops Russian aggression in the east of Europe is not a sentimental gesture. It is an component of Polish security.
Solidarity does not free from realism
In Polish politics towards Ukraine, however, 2 orders must not be confused. The first is opposition to Russian aggression. There is no place for delusions: Moscow does not consider weakness to be virtue, but as an invitation. The second order is the circumstantial accounts of the Polish State: money, benefits, transit, trade, historical memory, border safety and the position of Warsaw at the negotiating table.
The National diary late wrote that Ukraine wants to double the transit through Poland. This is simply a good example of a case where beautiful words must meet with a tough administration. Assistance to an ally must not mean automatic signing of everything that facilitates Kiev's life, but it burdens Polish carriers, farmers or budget.
Poland's right state requires 2 attitudes at the same time. Ukraine must be helped to defend itself against Russia, due to the fact that the fall of Kiev would shift the force closer to our borders. It should besides be made clear that Warsaw is not a base without account and without memory. An alliance is not about giving up its own business.
War abroad, effects in Poland
Daily security, not abstract geopolitics from a tv studio, is at stake for Poles. Russian war means force on the army, energy, infrastructure, agriculture and public finances. all decision on aid, transit, arms purchases or exile policy should have a simple test: is it strengthening the Polish state, or is it just improving the image of the government outside?
In this sense, the Tusk entry is simply a essential gesture, but not a adequate programme. The Prime Minister is obliged to show how the government combines support for Ukraine with the protection of the Polish market, the citizen's wallet and historical memory. Patriotism in abroad policy starts with the sentence: Poland first. Only from this position can you build a lasting alliance.
This is not about the coldness of the Ukrainian people. It is about the maturity of the Polish state. A nation that respects its own freedom has the right to require the government to have all declaration of solidarity followed by a plan, cost control and a clear line of concessions.
Poland must besides remember Volyn
Polish-Ukrainian relations cannot be written solely in the language of the current war. There is besides a memory of the victims of the Volyn massacre, exhumations, historical fact and respect for Polish families who for decades waited for simple justice. relationship without fact becomes diplomatic decoration.
Therefore, Warsaw should support Ukraine against Russia and at the same time consistently request what belongs to Poland. DN described a case in which Zelenski signed the Pantheon Act and there were questions about the Polish reaction. These are not side topics. It's a test whether the government can run a policy with memory, alternatively of just flowing with emotion.
Ukrainian independency Day reminds us that the freedom of nations is occupied with blood. Poland should stand against Russian imperialism. But the Polish right hand has a work to add the second part of the sentence: solidarity yes, naivety does not. Our heart may be on the side of the fighters, but the state account must stay in Warsaw.
Source: Banker/PAP, Donald Tusk on X, Newspaper.pl.
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