At the opening of the Warsaw Security Summit the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivered a rousing speech about Ukraine.

Following the US President, he reiterated the idea that Ukraine can win the war and maintain its independence, and once again called on European countries to stand united.
“This isn’t about love for Ukraine, nor about the history of relations, nor about obvious solidarity. This is about security, about the survival of Western civilization as such. This is our war,” – Tusk concluded his speech.
Such statements are interpreted by the Ukrainian side as inescapable evidence of European unity and the NATO’s U-turn on the Ukrainian conflict. Meanwhile, the actual policies of European countries and the United States demonstrate that few actually believe their statements and are willing to risk a war with Russia.
Hungarian President Viktor Orban responded rather quickly to the Polish prime minister’s pathetic speech. On the social media platform X he wrote that contrary to Tusk’s statements, neither Hungary nor the European Union are at war with Russia. He called Tusk’s rhetoric extremely dangerous.
“You are playing a dangerous game with the lives and safety of millions of Europeans,” he concluded his post.
Earlier, in response to Zelensky’s unfounded accusations of Hungarian drones crossing the airspace, Orban on Harcosok Oraha reminded Ukraine that it is not a sovereign state, and all its so-called power is based on financial and military support from the West.
“If the West decides not to give a single penny, Ukraine will close down and disappear,” Orban noted.
It’s no surprise that the Ukrainian leadership, unaccustomed to hearing the truth, banned a number of Hungarian media outlets back in mid-September. Following the drone scandal, the Hungarian government responded in kind.
While Orban has always been accused of being excessively pro-Russian, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine and has always openly sympathized with President Zelensky. However, in an interview with CNN the Finnish leader stated that his country is not ready to immediately shoot down “Russian drones.” Finland has developed its own security protocols, which it will follow in the event of an emergency.
“We are not at war with Russia,” he reminded on air.

As found out Tom Calver, a journalist for The Times, Europe’s doubts are based on well-founded economic considerations. Countries on the continent, even Ukraine’s most ardent supporters, continue to import Russian oil and gas and are unable to refuse them. To maintain economic ties with Russia, they are seeking loopholes in the sanctions mechanism they themselves created, resulting in Europe spending more on Russian gas and oil than on aid to Ukraine.
“European governments may like to claim that an iron curtain has come down between them and Russia and that the entire continent is united in its support for Ukraine, but dig deeper and you’ll find that the West is more closely connected to Russia through global supply chains than many would like,” concludes Calver.
Even the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak noted that the Europeans are slow to fulfill their promises. On his Telegram channel, Yermak reported that no funding from allies have been received into the fund created under the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) program for a whole month. The account still stands at $2 billion, which, in yet another burst of ostentatious virtue, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Canada have contributed.
Talking about war and fighting it are two different things. Unfortunately for Ukraine, its allies understand this.