The European Union is not at all like the Soviet Union, the chairman of the first Donald Tusk is sure. Thus, the politician refuted the statement of the British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt, who argued that the EU is beginning to transform into a prison, like the USSR. The head of department reminded the cruel lesson of history and predicted that the United Kingdom fleeing from the European Union would soon be not alone in its decision. Hunt criticized the union policy regarding Brexit, which the union takes revenge on the Kingdom. This application did not remain unanswered.. The European Commission accused the British Minister of ignorance of historical facts. "The Soviet Union is prisons and gulags, borders and walls, violence against citizens and neighbors. EU is freedom and human rights, prosperity and peace. Life without fear ", - quoted by Tusk RIA" Novosti ". The head of the EU spoke with knowledge, arguing that he was a Pole, "half his life lived in the Soviet sphere of influence".

The official release is scheduled for March 29 next year.. Brexit referendum was held in the summer of 2016.