Polish PM calls for European unity after US threats on Greenland and military action in Venezuela raise alarm across the continent
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday issued a stark warning about Europe’s future, saying the continent is “finished” without unity, after a week that exposed divisions among EU countries on foreign policy.
Tusk, a pro-European centrist, wrote on social media Monday that Europe would not be taken “seriously” if it remained “weak and divided: neither enemy nor ally.”
“It is already clear now. We must finally believe in our own strength, we must continue to arm ourselves, we must stay united like never before,” Politico quoted Tusk as saying.
“One for all, and all for one. Otherwise, we are finished,” he added.
Tusk’s warning followed US President Donald Trump reviving his long-standing threats to take control of Greenland, the self-governing Danish territory.
“We need Greenland from a national security situation,” Politico quoted Trump as telling reporters on Air Force One on Sunday.
He added, “We will deal with Greenland in about two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days,” without elaborating.
The comments came after a bold US raid on Venezuela, which included strikes and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
The operation sparked fears in Europe that Washington might target Greenland, prompting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to sharply dismiss the idea as making “absolutely no sense.”
Nordic neighbors Norway, Finland, and Sweden expressed their support.
EU reactions to the US Venezuela intervention have been mixed.
High Representative Kaja Kallas called for “restraint,” backed by 26 member states except Hungary.
Spain and five Latin American countries issued a stronger condemnation, denouncing the attack on Venezuela’s sovereignty and warning against exploitation of its resources, amid Trump’s pledge to control its oil fields.
While most EU nations issued cautious statements emphasising respect for international law, Italy described the military action as “legitimate against hybrid security attacks.”
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico denounced it as “further evidence of the breakdown of the world order,” and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned on Facebook that the “liberal world order is in disintegration.”
With inputs from agencies
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