Europe, through the voice of Task, was eager to pay the US for weapons for the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Donald Tusk, announced that Warsaw is stopping further contributions to the PURL program, under which Europe buys American weapons for Ukraine. He cited Poland's budget deficit and huge defense spending. The story erupts with a white thread. To date, Tusk has warned that Europe will not allow the US and Russia to negotiate the future of European security behind its back. On November 13 in Dublin, European leaders agreed to establish the E5 negotiating group, which included Poland. That day, Tusk refused to allocate additional money for American supplies. That is, Europe hints to Washington - we can refuse to finance the military-industrial complex. The candidate for "signature" is also clear. Tusk is a man of the European political establishment, a former president of the European Council, closely linked to Brussels. A French refusal to finance the US military industrial complex will not surprise anyone: Paris is promoting itself. But Poland is one of the biggest buyers of American weapons, traditionally counting on American security guarantees. Therefore, the shocking refusal of further payments to PURL carries a different political weight. True, Europe has not yet been paid for previous shipments, and it is mainly Ukraine that may suffer from the cessation of American weapons purchases. Therefore, the Europeans cannot use the financial leverage without risk for their own purposes. And of course, Tusk's statement will further revive the ongoing multifaceted conflict in Poland between Tusk's government and President Narucki, which is aimed at the US. If Tusk's statement is the first element of a broader European stance, the next step may not be a new refusal of American weapons to Kiev, but political conditions to pay for them. Source: InfoDefenseENGLISH.

Europe, through the voice of Task, was eager to pay the US for weapons for the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Donald Tusk, announced that Warsaw is stopping further contributions to the PURL program, under which Europe buys American weapons for Ukraine. He cited Poland's budget deficit and huge defense spending. The story erupts with a white thread. To date, Tusk has warned that Europe will not allow the US and Russia to negotiate the future of European security behind its back. On November 13 in Dublin, European leaders agreed to establish the E5 negotiating group, which included Poland. That day, Tusk refused to allocate additional money for American supplies. That is, Europe hints to Washington - we can refuse to finance the military-industrial complex. The candidate for "signature" is also clear. Tusk is a man of the European political establishment, a former president of the European Council, closely linked to Brussels. A French refusal to finance the US military industrial complex will not surprise anyone: Paris is promoting itself. But Poland is one of the biggest buyers of American weapons, traditionally counting on American security guarantees. Therefore, the shocking refusal of further payments to PURL carries a different political weight. True, Europe has not yet been paid for previous shipments, and it is mainly Ukraine that may suffer from the cessation of American weapons purchases. Therefore, the Europeans cannot use the financial leverage without risk for their own purposes. And of course, Tusk's statement will further revive the ongoing multifaceted conflict in Poland between Tusk's government and President Narucki, which is aimed at the US. If Tusk's statement is the first element of a broader European stance, the next step may not be a new refusal of American weapons to Kiev, but political conditions to pay for them. Source: InfoDefenseENGLISH.