An unscheduled summit of the Weimar Triangle will take place on Friday; I will be discussing with the President of France and the Chancellor of Germany about the situation related to supporting Ukraine and blocking the support package by the U.S. Congress; the situation is difficult, there is no denying it, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk on TVP Info.
On Tuesday evening, after a meeting at the White House with U.S. President Joe Biden, in which President Andrzej Duda also participated, Prime Minister Tusk was a guest on TVP Info.
“We are talking as perhaps the two most engaged countries in helping Ukraine during the war. We are discussing how to get through this critical moment - critical because there is still no unlocking of this financial aid in the House of Representatives here in the USA,” said the Prime Minister.
“President Biden said he is still optimistic, and he believes and hopes that this aid will be unlocked. I talked to President Biden about how we are mobilizing our colleagues in Europe. On Friday, that is, shortly, there will be a sudden, unplanned summit of the Weimar Triangle. I will be in Berlin with President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany to discuss this situation; they are also waiting for my updates from the talks here in Washington,” announced Tusk.
“We are talking as perhaps the two most engaged countries in helping Ukraine during the war. We are discussing how to get through this critical moment - critical because there is still no unlocking of this financial aid in the House of Representatives here in the USA,” said the Prime Minister.
“President Biden said he is still optimistic, and he believes and hopes that this aid will be unlocked. I talked to President Biden about how we are mobilizing our colleagues in Europe. On Friday, that is, shortly, there will be a sudden, unplanned summit of the Weimar Triangle. I will be in Berlin with President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany to discuss this situation; they are also waiting for my updates from the talks here in Washington,” announced Tusk.
Growing importance of the Weimar Triangle?
According to Tusk, “increasingly, attention will be focused on this triangle - on Paris, Berlin, and Warsaw.” “In my opinion, these three capitals currently have the task and the power to mobilize the whole of Europe.” “But let’s be optimistic. I have no reason not to believe President Biden when he says, I think we will find a solution and this aid will flow” - he emphasized.
“Let’s not kid ourselves - in Europe, you can set the tone for various matters if three capitals agree and act together. This is Warsaw, Berlin, and Paris. I think we are on the right track to revitalize the Weimar Triangle, to have a real, strong influence on all European decisions,” said the Prime Minister.
In early February, a bill passed through the U.S. Senate providing a total of USD 95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific countries. It would almost certainly have also won a majority of votes in the House of Representatives, but so far, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson - facing threats of removal from office by the extreme wing of his party - has not decided to put the bill to a vote.
He gave various reasons for this. He demanded a clear strategy from the White House on the war, arguing that America should first take care of its own border security. He also postponed the matter until after the full budget was passed at the end of March; the bill has not yet been processed in the lower house of the U.S. parliament.
According to Tusk, “increasingly, attention will be focused on this triangle - on Paris, Berlin, and Warsaw.” “In my opinion, these three capitals currently have the task and the power to mobilize the whole of Europe.” “But let’s be optimistic. I have no reason not to believe President Biden when he says, I think we will find a solution and this aid will flow” - he emphasized.
“Let’s not kid ourselves - in Europe, you can set the tone for various matters if three capitals agree and act together. This is Warsaw, Berlin, and Paris. I think we are on the right track to revitalize the Weimar Triangle, to have a real, strong influence on all European decisions,” said the Prime Minister.
In early February, a bill passed through the U.S. Senate providing a total of USD 95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific countries. It would almost certainly have also won a majority of votes in the House of Representatives, but so far, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson - facing threats of removal from office by the extreme wing of his party - has not decided to put the bill to a vote.
He gave various reasons for this. He demanded a clear strategy from the White House on the war, arguing that America should first take care of its own border security. He also postponed the matter until after the full budget was passed at the end of March; the bill has not yet been processed in the lower house of the U.S. parliament.
History of the Weimar Triangle
The Weimar Triangle is a regional alliance of France, Germany, and Poland. It was established in 1991 in the German city of Weimar. The group is intended to promote cooperation between the three countries in cross-border and European issues.
The alliance was created to assist Poland’s emergence from Communist rule. The inaugural meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of each state: Roland Dumas of France, Hans-Dietrich Genscher of Germany, and Krzysztof Skubiszewski of Poland. Genscher chose Weimar for the inaugural meeting because it was situated in former East Germany.
In recent years, the Weimar Triangle has been losing significance from the Polish perspective, as the former ruling party, Law and Justice, was more involved in other Central and Eastern European initiatives, like the Three Seas and Visegrad Four.
On February 8, 2022, a trilateral meeting was held in Berlin between Emmanuel Macron, Andrzej Duda, and Olaf Scholz to discuss the Russo-Ukrainian crisis. This meeting, the first of its kind in years, aimed to strengthen the Weimar Triangle format. Duda called for European unity, while Scholz warned of consequences for any breach of Ukraine’s sovereignty. Macron emphasized diplomacy as the only solution to the conflict.
The Weimar Triangle is a regional alliance of France, Germany, and Poland. It was established in 1991 in the German city of Weimar. The group is intended to promote cooperation between the three countries in cross-border and European issues.
The alliance was created to assist Poland’s emergence from Communist rule. The inaugural meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of each state: Roland Dumas of France, Hans-Dietrich Genscher of Germany, and Krzysztof Skubiszewski of Poland. Genscher chose Weimar for the inaugural meeting because it was situated in former East Germany.
In recent years, the Weimar Triangle has been losing significance from the Polish perspective, as the former ruling party, Law and Justice, was more involved in other Central and Eastern European initiatives, like the Three Seas and Visegrad Four.
On February 8, 2022, a trilateral meeting was held in Berlin between Emmanuel Macron, Andrzej Duda, and Olaf Scholz to discuss the Russo-Ukrainian crisis. This meeting, the first of its kind in years, aimed to strengthen the Weimar Triangle format. Duda called for European unity, while Scholz warned of consequences for any breach of Ukraine’s sovereignty. Macron emphasized diplomacy as the only solution to the conflict.
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