France and Poland's reconciliation is a sign of Europe's alarm over US disengagement

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The last Polish government, led by Jarosław Kaczyński's conservative nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, did its best to obstruct French efforts for closer EU integration.
46% : It will cement a reconciliation between two countries that have been estranged within the EU for most of the last three decades.
41% : France's lack of enthusiasm for EU enlargement and its pursuit of cooperation with Russia were the main reasons for the strained relationship.
37% : The stars are aligning for the Franco-German-Polish grouping known as the Weimar Triangle to take the lead on these issues, reaching out to the UK as a vital defence partner despite its withdrawal from the EU.
36% : But Poland has now repositioned itself at the heart of the EU under Tusk's centre-right coalition, and France has lost its illusions about Russia since Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
33% : But with Donald Trump pursuing rapprochement with Russia, Poland's arch-foe, and his willingness to let Moscow prevail in Ukraine and reduce US military exposure to Europe, Tusk is rushing to build closer ties with Paris, Berlin and London in a quest for extra security insurance.

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