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The Guardian - UK
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Paul Taylor

Could Poland’s promotion to Europe’s top table be a turning point for Ukraine?

Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Donald Tusk following a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, 15 March 2024.
Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Donald Tusk following a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, 15 March 2024. Photograph: Bernd Elmenthaler/Future Image/REX/Shutterstock

Poland’s longstanding struggle for a bigger say in European leadership may finally be gaining ground with the revival of the long dormant Weimar Triangle – a diplomatic compact bringing Warsaw together with Germany and France in a regular dialogue on EU affairs.

When the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, joined the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, for a show of unity in Berlin last Friday, they breathed new political life into a format that has the unfulfilled potential to unite northern, southern and central Europe around a common agenda – especially in support of Ukraine.

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