On Friday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivered an ode to the United Kingdom. Standing alongside his British counterpart Keir Starmer, he spoke of the heartbreak he felt when the results of the Brexit referendum had become apparent in 2016. He also spoke of his dream that Britain would one day return to the European Union. “My first emotional reaction was to say ‘I already miss you’ – I remember our press briefing as if it were yesterday, ‘I already miss you’ that’s what I said,” Tusk said, while flanked by a neutral-faced Starmer. “This is not just about emotions…

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