Polish PM questions whether US is ‘loyal’ to Europe’s defence

polish pm donald tusk questioned whether the us is still a "loyal" partner for europe's defence. he said the eu should strengthen its own mutual defence clause — article 42.7 of the lisbon treaty — rather than rely on washington. tusk made the comments in a speech on friday. he pointed to recent us policy shifts under trump, including threats to nato allies and a pullback from ukraine support. the clause, which requires eu members to aid any member under attack, has only been triggered once — by france after the 2015 paris attacks. tusk argued europe needs to treat it as a real security guarantee, not a symbolic one.