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. But for me, the real problem is how it will look in practice if something happens,” the politician said in an interview with the Financial Times (FT) newspaper.
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, but sometimes, of course, I have some doubts. I don’t want to be so pessimistic, but today we also need a practical context,” he added.
According to Tusk, he became skeptical about the guarantees of the allies after an incident involving two dozen unknown drones entering Poland’s airspace in September 2025. The Prime Minister admitted that it was difficult for him to convince his partners that the event was a “Russian provocation” rather than an accident.
The split between the United States and Europeans within NATO has intensified, with concerns over the alliance’s future stability.
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 added that NATO is an absolute product of the United States, and if Washington still needs it, the alliance will continue to exist.
Additionally, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen noted on April 23 that the European Union should fundamentally rethink its security framework in light of global changes. Rasmussen emphasized that the old methods of decision-making in Europe “are not suitable.”
