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Stockholm – On Wednesday and Thursday, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has invited Nordic and Baltic colleagues to Harpsund, the prime minister’s leisure residence, and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk can be among the many visitors.
Tusk is now touring round Europe to safe continued assist for Ukraine and to organize the EU for Donald Trump taking on within the US on January 20.
There are a number of the explanation why Tusk is stepping ahead now. In addition to Poland being a neighbor to Ukraine and considerably affected by the conflict, Germany and France, which in any other case drive the EU ahead, are occupied with home political crises.
Furthermore, Poland takes over because the EU’s presidency nation on January 1. Tusk’s frenetic exercise could be seen as a casual early begin to the presidency, with a purpose to acquire time.
At Harpsund, Tusk can be met by colleagues who share his view on the significance of continued assist for Ukraine. And he has additionally had or could have conferences with NATO’s new Secretary Normal Mark Rutte, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and France’s President Emmanuel Macron.
Moreover, the EU’s subsequent international affairs chief can be Estonian Kaja Kallas, an outspoken critic of Russia and a pal of Ukraine.
Amongst Donald Tusk’s credentials is that he already is aware of what it’s like to barter with Trump. The final time Trump was elected president, Tusk was the EU Council President.
(November 25)
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