That question asks quite a few people. Ukrainians explain why Tusk was driving in another carriage

Last weekend Prime Minister Donald Tusk, along with another European leaders, took a train to Kiev to meet the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski. The attention of the public was drawn to the fact that Tusk traveled in a separate carriage than the another leaders. The Ukrainian side explained the reason for this turn of events.


On Saturday, May 10th, the French president Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Kiev. The gathering with Zelenski took place as part of the alleged coalition of volunteers.

European leaders jointly made a call to US president Donald Trump. 1 of the main topics was the anticipation of announcing a 30-day truce between Ukraine and Russia.

But the visit was not without controversy. Prime Minister Tusk traveled in a carriage another than the another leaders, which became subject to speculation and comments, especially from his political opponents in Poland.

The diary "Rzeczpospolita" asked the Ministry of abroad Affairs about the reasons for specified a solution. The spokesperson for the ministry, Paweł Wroński, replied that the organisation of the visit was handled by the Ukrainian side and it was up to her to ask questions.

– Leaders board trains in Poland, not Ukraine. We can't tell anyone the location or number of the car. Diplomatic protocol and applicable safety services are involved. We cannot comment on specified matters," said a reporter in Kiev.

Why was Donald Tusk driving in another carriage to Kiev?

At another source, journalists learned that the deployment of leaders on the train was motivated by safety considerations. “There is simply a war going on and it is only about the European leaders arriving safely in Kiev,” said the journal.

Another individual said that the plan was different at first. Last minute changes took place, as Friedrich Merz besides joined Macron and Starmer. Donald Tusk, on the another hand, was to decide to visit almost at the last moment.

The origin of the diary besides pointed out that "logistics problems" could have been caused by a limited number of peculiar carriages – an informal gathering of EU abroad ministers was held in Lviv the day before, which further burdened Ukrainian railway infrastructure.

The Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland, Vasil Bodnar, expressed his gratitude for the presence of Prime Minister Tusk, stressing that Poland plays a key function in building lasting peace. "Polish voice is 1 of the decisive voices in Europe and we are very grateful for solidarity," he said in an interview with "Rzeczpospolita".

– There's no question of humiliation or restraint. Everything was agreed in specified a way as to guarantee safe arrival, but besides the departure of a high-ranking delegation. It was all about safety," Bodnar added.