Polish PM Tusk says Poland will not take part in Oslo Ukraine talks

EASTORA REPORT | Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that Poland would not take part in the latest Ukraine talks in Oslo, rejecting reports that representatives of the E4 group — Britain, France, Germany and Poland — would join the meeting.

Speaking before a cabinet meeting in Warsaw, Tusk said U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff would meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, while Jared Kushner would participate remotely. He said Witkoff was then expected to travel to Moscow.

The Norwegian government separately confirmed that both Witkoff and Kushner would take part in the Oslo meetings. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb are also participating.

Tusk also used his remarks to defend Poland’s record as a U.S. and NATO ally, saying Polish troops had repeatedly served “shoulder to shoulder” with Americans wherever allied support was needed.

He said it was wrong to belittle that contribution, particularly when Polish soldiers had died during allied missions. Poland deployed more than 33,000 soldiers and defense personnel to Afghanistan over nearly two decades; 44 Poles died during the mission.

Tusk said loyalty within an alliance required mutual respect and recognition of the sacrifices made by allied forces.