“We must take care of our relations with the US, but we must also have a sense of our own dignity and strength.”

“We must take care of our relations with the US, but we must also have a sense of our own dignity and strength.”
Other Polish media outlets and NGOs – including those dealing with issues relating to migration and LGBT+ rights – have also seen US funds frozen.
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