Negotiations over war in Ukraine could begin ‘in the winter’, says Tusk

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has suggested negotiations over Ukraine could start ‘in the winter’ (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that negotiations over the war in neighbouring Ukraine could start “in winter”, as his country prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1.

“Our presidency (in the European Union) will be, among others, co-responsible for the shape of the political landscape, what will the situation look like probably during the negotiations that, perhaps – there are still question marks here – will begin in the winter of this year,” Mr Tusk told his Cabinet.