Opposition politicians argued that the lack of a Polish representative marginalises Poland’s position on the international stage.
Opposition politicians argued that the lack of a Polish representative marginalises Poland’s position on the international stage.
European leaders, including Tusk, issued a joint statement ahead of the Alaska summit, stressing the importance of Ukraine’s involvement in the peace talks.
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Aleks Szczerbiak
The US president-elect’s victory is unlikely to be a political game-changer.
Central and Eastern Europe has been a major focus of US foreign policy since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Sławomir Mentzen of the far-right libertarian Confederation party says he will turn Poland into a “cryptocurrency haven”.
Daniel Tilles
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been critical of his fellow Donald in the past.
Ahead of the elections, the head of the opposition’s caucus had called on the government to resign if Trump returned to the White House.
Trump claimed that no US president has done more for Poles than he has.
“Your political strength, your votes cast in American elections, decide the future of America but also the future of Poland.”
The event was also addressed by Viktor Orbán and, by video message, Donald Trump.
“He [Duda] is my friend, and we had four great years together and we may have to do it again,” said Trump.
Following a meeting with Olaf Scholz, Tusk also declared that Germany still owes Poland “moral, financial and material compensation” for WWII.
Donald Trump’s suggested he would encourage Russia to attack any NATO member that did not spend enough on defence.
“The EU wants to create a transnational beast without traditional values, without a soul,” said Mateusz Morawiecki.