US EditionEU Chief Thanks Poland for Helping Protect Europe From "Predator" Putin on Visit to Belarus Border
Tusk and von der Leyen emphasized EU solidarity against hybrid attacks and discussed Poland increasing defense spending to 4.8% of GDP, the highest in NATO, to strengthen security.
- On August 31, 2025, Prime Minister Donald Tusk and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit the Polish‑Belarusian border to `express Europe’s full solidarity with Poland as a frontline state`.
- Faced with engineered migration and hybrid attacks, EU officials say the visit aims to support members facing disinformation, sabotage, and a migration crisis engineered by Belarus since 2021 involving tens of thousands of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
- Tusk said security services advised moving a press event after armed Belarusian soldiers appeared and a Molotov cocktail targeted Polish officers; officials will inspect a warehouse for the Polish Eastern Shield and discuss the SAFE programme.
- The visit underscores the EU's support while highlighting Poland's defence spending at 4.5% of GDP this year and planned defence spending of 4.8% of GDP next year.
- Ahead of September military exercises, von der Leyen's tour visits frontline eastern EU states as leaders warn Ukraine and NATO allies face ongoing pressure from Russia and Belarus.
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During a joint visit to the Polish-Belarusian border, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen assured Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Brussels' solidarity, called for a resolute EU defensive stance, and announced continued support for Ukraine.
Borderline syndrome: von der Leyen stood under the barrel of Belarusian machine guns — RMF24: EADaily
EADaily, August 31st, 2025. Today, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met at the Polish-Belarusian border in Podlasie. This is reported by the Polish radio station RMF24.
Press point along the border between Poland and Belarus (ANSA)
The Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Lien, arrived at the Krynka border post to discuss the strengthening of the EU's eastern border against the background of hybrid attacks by Russia and Belarus.
VDL: 'Putin can only be kept in check through strong deterrence.'
Polish PM Donald Tusk and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived at the Polish-Belarusian border on Sunday to discuss defence and security, including the SAFE preferential loan programme, of which Poland is the greatest beneficiary.
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