Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, spoke openly of his desire for the UK and EU to have a closer alignment. Sir Keir Starmer, meanwhile, remained quiet on Brexit - perhaps thinking about Nigel Farage's rise in the polls.

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk made the comments during a visit by Sir Keir to Warsaw to discuss deepening defence ties to fend off Russian aggression.

Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, said he was dreaming of a “Breturn” after talks with Sir Keir Starmer over closer ties between the UK and European Union. “I am aware this is a dream: that instead of a Brexit, we will have a Breturn,” Mr Tusk told a news conference following the pair’s meeting in Warsaw on Friday afternoon.

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Poland's Prime Minister has vowed to prioritize Ukraine's path to European Union membership during his country's upcoming presidency of the bloc.

The video, filmed from the perspective of the Russian pilot, shows the Russian plane flying very closely to the Italian F-35. Throughout the 38-second video the Russian plane appears to be getting closer to the Italian. Whether this was the pilot zooming in on their camera, or them flying dangerously close, is unclear.

Starmer visited the site in southern Poland — an area under German occupation during World War II — after a visit to Ukraine on Thursday.

Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Poland on Friday for negotiations with Donald Tusk on a new defence and security deal. The Prime Minister will meet his Polish counterpart in Warsaw for talks on the treaty aimed at tackling shared threats including Russian aggression and people smuggling gangs.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he wants a “Breturn” rather than Brexit after discussing co-operation between the UK and EU in talks with Sir Keir Starmer on his visit to Warsaw.Mr Tusk, who was president of the European Council when Britain voted to leave the trading bloc,

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he wants a "Breturn" rather than Brexit after discussing co-operation between the UK and EU in talks with Sir Keir Starmer on his visit to Warsaw.

In a meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister said a 'dream' of his was for a 'Breturn' instead of 'Brexit' and said he 'missed' the UK being in the EU.