Ratcliffe and Tusk warned against Russian escalation and threats against NATO territory amid Ukraine's depleted forces.

The entities involved

• John Ratcliffe →

  Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2025

  Nothing else this week.

• Donald Tusk →

  Prime Minister of Poland (2007–2014; since 2023)

  • Campaigners are urging the Polish government for broader abortion access, while Donald Tusk has promised law reforms upon taking office.Wed 20:37
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• NATO →

  intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states

  • NATO is considering providing a comprehensive assistance package to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and intensifying ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv.10:52
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