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Poland will not accept NATO's military weakening in Ukraine as a condition for the proposed 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan to proceed, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters Monday in Angola, a central African country, where he is attending an informal EU summit on Ukraine.

“There is no agreement that military weakening, i.e., so-called limits on the number of troops in Ukraine, is a condition for peace. No one wants to discourage the Americans and Donald Trump from having the US on our side in this process. As you can see, it’s not that clear-cut or easy. Everyone is choosing their words very carefully,” Tusk said.

Tusk's remarks come amid growing concern in Warsaw that certain proposals under consideration, such as troop limits and the stationing of foreign jets, could be used by Moscow to exploit divisions with NATO.

Everything indicates that this is a Russian perspective, and it is a form of manipulation or a trap, Tusk said, adding: "No one will fall for it. We can assume that this point no longer exists."

He added that the 28-point agreement tabled at the summit “requires further work. Some of these proposals are unacceptable. It is particularly important from the Polish point of view that any agreement does not in any way weaken Poland, Europe, or our security.”

“We all want this war to end and for a just peace to prevail. That’s obvious. We will support Ukraine. The collapse of Ukraine means a threat to Poland. I hope everyone understands this, including in Poland,” he said.

“No peace terms can favor the aggressor. We are determined to resolve the issue of so-called frozen assets by the European Council meeting in December. Europe cannot be made to pay for what Russia has done.”

Regarding Poland's commitments, he said he will ensure that “we do not push ourselves” into situations that could cause problems for Poland. “I will not authorize—and I will not take on our shoulders any guarantees we do not wish to make."

Poland has committed significant military and political resources to supporting Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, seeing the outcome as critical to its own national security. Warsaw has repeatedly stated that any peace deal must protect Ukraine's sovereignty and avoid creating precedents that could undermine NATO's eastern front.