STORY: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Berlin on Monday (December 1) where he was received with military honours by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of the 8th German-Polish Government Consultations.

German-Polish relations were described as “strained” by some German media ahead of Tusk’s Berlin visit and the focus of the meeting was to be on a joint news conference of the two government leaders following their closed-door talks.

In October, Tusk said it was not in Poland's interest to hand over a Ukrainian man wanted by Germany for suspected involvement in explosions which damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Donald Tusk said that ultimately it was for the court to decide whether Volodymyr Z., who was detained near Warsaw in late September, is handed over.

But he reiterated Poland's long-standing opposition to the pipelines, which Warsaw says were key to making Europe too dependent on Russian energy.

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VIDEO SHOWS: GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ RECEIVING POLISH PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK WITH MILITARY HONOURS AT BERLIN’S CHANCELLERY / TUSK’S CONVOY ARRIVING, FILMED MOMENTS EARLIER / PARLIAMENT BUILDING ACROSS STREET

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SHOWS: BERLIN, GERMANY (DECEMBER 1, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. CONVOY CARRYING POLISH PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK PULLING UP OUTSIDE BERLIN’S CHANCELLERY, TUSK STEPPING OUT OF CAR AND BEING RECEIVED BY GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ

2. VARIOUS TOP VIEWS OF TUSK AND MERZ AS GERMAN NATIONAL ANTHEM IS HEARD

3. TOP VIEWS OF CAMERA CREWS

4. VARIOUS OF MILITARY HONOURS FOR TUSK AS POLISH NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYED, FOLLOWED BY MARCH BEFORE THEY PAY RESPECTS TO GERMAN SOLDIERS

5. SOLDIERS STANDING TO ATTENTION

6. MERZ AND TUSK WALKING PAST, TUSK MEETING GERMAN OFFICIALS PRESENTED TO HIM BY MERZ

7. TUSK’S CONVOY ARRIVING, FILMED MOMENTS EARLIER

8. PARLIAMENT BUILDING ACROSS STREET