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Poland's new prime minister vows to work to keep the world committed to helping Ukraine
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In a wide-ranging inaugural speech to parliament, Tusk called on the nation’s fractious political class to unite, saying it cannot afford divisions at a time when Russia is waging a war of aggression across Poland’s border in Ukraine which many fear could spread if Moscow prevails.
Tusk said it hurts him to hear that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has to keep trying to persuade world leaders about the need to continue supporting Kyiv’s struggle against Russia.
He finally takes power nearly two months after an Oct. 15 election which was won by a coalition of parties that ran on separate tickets, but promised to work together under Tusk’s leadership to restore democratic standards eroded during the last eight years of Law and Justice rule and improve ties with allies.
During the campaign, the 67-year-old Tusk vowed to restore foreign ties strained by the Law and Justice-led government, which bickered even with allies likes Germany and Ukraine and was at constant odds with the EU over legal changes that eroded the independence of the nation’s judicial branch.
Tusk, who also served as European Council president from 2014-2019 and has strong connections in Brussels, is expected to improve Warsaw’s standing in the bloc’s capital.
On domestic matters, Tusk vowed to continue social policies introduced by Law and Justice, including cash payments to families with children, which are popular.
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