WARSAW - Prime Minister Donald Tusk lashed out at the "Greater Germany" rhetoric and trivialisation of German guilt for historical crimes voiced by key AfD figures and echoed by Elon Musk during his appearance at an AfD rally on Saturday.

The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to deter Russia from targeting more of its neighbors after Ukraine, senior officials have warned.

MEPs from the left side of the European Parliament dislike the Polish prime minister’s attitude on migrations and the Green Deal, while Patriots and Conservatives say they don’t trust him. View on eur

In a speech before the European Parliament, Donald Tusk called for a major boost in Europe's defence spending and a "critical review" of the Green Deal. #EuropeNews

It comes as Russia launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack across Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure

According to the MEP, “Donald Tusk, who is one of the key figures of the liberal, globalist, Soros-backed political clique currently in power, was parachuted by Brussels into Poland’s electoral campaign, one of the key battleground states in Central Europe.”

Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, stressing the importance of security to the continent.

Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, spoke openly of his desire for the UK and EU to have a closer alignment. Sir Keir Starmer, meanwhile, remained quiet on Brexit - perhaps thinking about Nigel Farage's rise in the polls.

POLAND’S prime minister has said it’s his “dream” for a “Breturn” instead of Brexit as he discussed a defence treaty with Sir Keir Starmer. Ex-president of the

United States President Donald Trump is right when it comes to Europe's responsibility to significantly boost its own defense spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday in the European Parliament. "If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed," he said.

Remarks by Polish PM in meeting with Sir Keir will create unease that the Labour leader is seeking to take Britain back into the EU

Most recently, Russia was accused of shooting down an Azerbaijani passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. The incident echoed the downing of the MH17 plane in 2014 over eastern Ukraine in territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists, which killed 298 people.