Polish Prime Minister Tusk warned on April 2: "The scenario of NATO's disintegration, easing of sanctions against Russia, a severe energy crisis in Europe, the halt of aid to Ukraine, and Orbán (Hungarian Prime Minister) blocking loans to Kyiv—this entire picture looks like a dream come true for Putin."

Tusk stated on April 2 local time that the combination of NATO’s risk of collapse, relaxation of sanctions on Russia, worsening European energy crisis, cessation of assistance to Ukraine, and Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán obstructing EU financing for Kyiv forms what Putin would “dream of.” This is not merely a list of phenomena but a clearly targeted public warning.

Strategic Intentions Behind Tusk

Strong pressure and warnings: As a frontline state on NATO’s eastern flank, Poland is highly sensitive to security developments. Tusk aims to warn Western allies that failure to unite will directly assist Russia’s strategic objectives through internal divisions.

He directly targets Trump and Orbán, using the highly provocative label “Putin’s script” to politically link them with Kremlin strategic interests.

Against the backdrop of escalating Middle East conflict, Tusk attempts to redirect Western public opinion back toward Ukraine, ensuring that military and financial aid does not dry up.

Tusk’s warning is not entirely alarmist—it is a pointed response to a series of recent concrete geopolitical events.

* Due to European allies’ refusal to join U.S.-Israel military action against Iran, Trump has repeatedly threatened to consider exiting NATO and mocked it as “paper tigers.”

* The European energy crisis has intensified since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, with EU natural gas prices surging by approximately 70%. Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has seized the opportunity to pressure, declaring, “The only way out is immediate lifting of sanctions on Russian energy.”

* Easing of sanctions on Russia and halting aid to Ukraine: The EU’s planned 20th round of sanctions against Russia has stalled due to joint obstruction by Hungary and Slovakia; additionally, Hungary successfully blocked the EU’s €90 billion loan support package for Ukraine. EU diplomats have also acknowledged “obstacles” in both Ukraine aid financing and new sanctions.

The “dream scenario for Putin” referenced by Tusk actually reflects deeper structural crises facing the Western world, primarily manifested in three key dilemmas: “defense hollowing out” (doubt over collective defense principles), “economic weapon ineffectiveness” (breakdown of EU unity in imposing sanctions on Russia), and “declining political will” (the full emergence of Western “Ukraine fatigue”).

Tusk shows profound anxiety regarding this situation.

In summary, Tusk’s remarks are essentially a crisis mobilization effort—using the most jarring alarm bell to wake up “those pretending to sleep” among Western allies, preventing the strategic focus of the transatlantic alliance from slipping away from the Ukraine issue.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861377278646284/

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