European politics just got a shake-up, and it all started with a bold speech by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference. Vance didn’t hold back, calling out Europe’s real problems: a decline in democracy, growing censorship, the crackdown on people for their beliefs, and uncontrolled illegal migration. His message was clear—Europe’s leaders need to stop fearing their own people and embrace real change. He even quoted Saint John Paul II: “Do not be afraid.”
Panic in Brussels
Vance’s words sent shockwaves through the European establishment. Instead of addressing these concerns, EU elites quickly went into damage control. Leading the charge? French President Emmanuel Macron rushed to announce an emergency EU summit in Paris. But here’s the kicker—Poland currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU Council, so by all rights, such a meeting should have been called from Warsaw, not Paris. Macron, however, clearly wasn’t interested in protocol.
Strangely, the first person to confirm the summit wasn’t Poland’s Prime Minister Tusk, but Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, who casually dropped the news during a panel discussion in Munich. His tone made it obvious—this is a direct reaction to Vance’s speech, and European leaders are scrambling.
Sikorski made his feelings clear. Comparing Trump’s strategic approach to an old Russian military tactic known as “razvedka boem” (reconnaissance by combat), he warned, “You push and see what happens, then adjust accordingly. We must respond.” No surprises here—Sikorski, his wife Anne Applebaum, and Donald Tusk have all been vocal Trump critics. Tusk even once called Trump a “Russian agent.”
So, Where’s Tusk?
Shortly after the summit was announced, Sikorski posted on X that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk would attend in Paris at Macron’s invitation. “We must show strength and unity,” he wrote. But then, something odd happened—the post vanished. No explanation, no replacement message.
Now, Tusk’s attendance is up in the air. This raises some serious questions. Poland is supposed to be leading the EU Council right now, yet once again, Brussels and Paris seem to be treating Warsaw like an afterthought. Wasn’t Tusk supposed to be the EU’s golden boy? The man too important to be sidelined?
Meanwhile, as serious security discussions were unfolding in Munich and Warsaw, Tusk was busy selling the image of a “regular guy,” posting a photo of himself peeling potatoes. But instead of winning hearts, the picture raised eyebrows—he was doing it on a carpeted floor, wearing a high-end hoodie worth nearly 1,500 złoty (around €350).