He said: “I don’t want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept from the past. It’s real and it started over two years ago.”
Warsaw’s response to the breach of its airspace has been swift, with forces placed on heightened readiness, but the situation remains precarious.
Moscow continues to escalate its attacks, targeting key infrastructure in Ukraine in apparent retaliation for Ukrainian aerial assaults on the Russian border region of Belgorod.
Tusk has called for urgent assistance to Ukraine and emphasised the need for greater cooperation among European powers, particularly Poland, Germany, and France.
He said: “We are living in the most critical moment since the end of the Second World War. I know it sounds devastating, especially to people of the younger generation, but we have to mentally get used to the arrival of a new era. The prewar era.”
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