EU needs to end its military dependency on the US and arm itself 'to survive,' says Tusk

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to help Ukraine and deter Russia from targeting any more of its neighbors, top EU officials warned on Wednesday. “Ask not of America what...

Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges

POLOWCE, Poland (AP) — Poland's six-month presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. As Europe’s biggest land war in decades rages, fewer places highlight the challenges and contradictions of defending the bloc and its values more starkly than the border with Belarus. ...

British PM Starmer visits Auschwitz, vows to fight antisemitism ahead of security talks in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday visited the Nazi German extermination camp at Auschwitz, voicing his “sheer horror” at what he saw there, before holding talks with Poland's leaders on stepping up European defense and tightening Britain's ties with the European...

Poland's leader accuses Russia of planning acts of sabotage against 'airlines around the world'

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia on Wednesday of planning acts of sabotage worldwide that included “acts of air terror” against airlines. Tusk spoke at a news conference in Warsaw alongside Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy. ...

Polish Prime Donald Tusk says Russia has planned acts of terror against 'airlines over the world'

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Donald Tusk says Russia has planned acts of terror against 'airlines over the world.'

Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to speed up Ukraine’s membership quest

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on Wednesday to use his country’s presidency of the European Union to push forward with Ukraine’s membership quest as the two sides reported progress in recent days on a major irritant in their relations. “We will...