Polish premier says forced surrender of Ukraine would be surrender of ‘entire Western community’

"The forced surrender of Ukraine would mean the surrender of the entire Western community. With all the consequences of this. And let no one pretend they don’t see it," Tusk wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

This followed US President Donald Trump's claim that Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was a "dictator," adding to indications the US will tilt heavily towards Russia in negotiations with Putin over Ukraine.

A few hours earlier, the US president commented on the situation in Ukraine on the Truth Social portal: "Think about the fact that a moderately successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky, persuaded the US to spend $350 billion to go to a war that could not be won, that never had to start and that he, without the US and 'TRUMP', will never be able to resolve," the politician wrote.

Trump also wrote that the US had spent "$200 billion more than Europe. Why didn't Sleepy Joe Biden demand compensation, since this war is much more important for Europe than for us - we are separated by a big, beautiful ocean," he added. He also accused Zelensky of not holding presidential elections in his country.

Poland – one of Ukraine’s main supporters in its war with Russia and a large backer financially and militarily – said this week it would not send its troops into Ukraine, despite the UK saying it would send British troops, after the Trump administration appeared to pull the plug on US support for Zelensky.

Vice president Vance last week on a trip to Europe said the main enemy of western civilization came “from within,” in the form of attacks on free speech, among other things in what some refer to as ‘culture wars.’

On Thursday, Zelenskyy is set to meet in Kyiv with Trump’s special envoy, General Keith Kellogg.