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🚨 🇵🇱🇷🇺🇺🇦 POLISH PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK: “RUSSIA DOES NOT WANT A POLISH REPRESENTATIVE AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE!” Polish Prime Minister DONALD TUSK has acknowledged Russian opposition to Poland’s direct participation in US-mediated peace negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking to journalists at the European Political Community summit in Ireland on 12 November, Tusk discussed possible negotiating formats involving Ukraine, Russia, the United States and European representatives. 🇵🇱 WHY DOES RUSSIA OPPOSE POLAND’S PARTICIPATION? Poland shares a border with Ukraine, has been one of Kyiv’s strongest supporters since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 and has repeatedly warned against allowing Moscow to dictate Europe’s security arrangements. Warsaw’s participation could therefore complicate any attempt to reach an agreement without addressing the concerns of countries closest to the conflict. 🇪🇺 BUT EUROPE HAS NOW MADE ITS DECISION. On 13 November, European Council President António Costa announced that the European negotiating team would include EU institutions and five countries: 🇵🇱 Poland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇬🇧 United Kingdom That means Poland has secured a place in Europe’s negotiating structure despite the Russian opposition described by Tusk. However, the announcement does not establish that Moscow has accepted Polish representatives in direct negotiations. THE BIG QUESTION: SHOULD RUSSIA HAVE ANY SAY IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN PEACE TALKS? And could a lasting peace agreement be reached without the meaningful participation of countries whose security would be directly affected? 🎥 Radio ZET / Grażyna Wiatr | 12 November 2026