Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned EU leaders that failure to agree on funding for Ukraine now could lead to bloodshed in Ukraine and across Europe.
Source: Tusk speaking in Brussels ahead of a European Council meeting on Thursday 18 December
Details: Tusk said that not taking a decision on financing Ukraine could escalate the fighting.
Quote: "Now we have a simple choice: either money today or blood tomorrow. And I'm not talking about Ukraine only, I'm talking about Europe."
More details: Tusk stressed that "this is our decision to make – and only ours".
Quote: "I think all European leaders have to finally rise to this occasion. And this is all what I can say today, now."
Zelenskyy said earlier that if the EU fails to agree upon a reparations loan for Ukraine, Putin will shun dialogue .
On Thursday, it became known that diplomats from European Union member states had reached a tentative agreement on using frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with a "reparations loan" in 2026-2027, but the final decision is to be taken by EU leaders at the European Council meeting.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that today's EU summit must choose one of two options for financing Ukraine and that a decision will ultimately be taken.
EnoughPrimary6700 on December 18th, 2025 at 13:03 UTC »
Crimea was not enough for Russia, they wanted more.
If we don't help Ukraine, the whole of Ukraine will not be enough too, and a "give us your land or else" .will continue.
Zapph on December 18th, 2025 at 12:26 UTC »
He's absolutely right, and anyone arguing otherwise is honestly either a Russian goon or in complete denial about Russia's clearly aggressive, imperialistic and delusional attitude towards their neighbours and adversaries. Ukraine has its obvious problems with corruption etc. but any war has selfish opportunists and if you think not supporting the bulwark of resilience that the Ukrainian people represent isn't worth 10x as much or more, should that bulwark be left to fall, I think you will have made a grave mistake & rue the day you let perfect be the enemy of good.
Slava Ukraini.
blumonste on December 18th, 2025 at 10:55 UTC »
I hope they listen to the experienced wisdom of the Poles.