Dozens of Polish soldiers died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dozens of Polish soldiers died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The US president has invited dozens of world leaders to join the body, including Vladimir Putin.
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Other Polish media outlets and NGOs – including those dealing with issues relating to migration and LGBT+ rights – have also seen US funds frozen.
“There may be no cause for concern, but Poland will be well prepared for any situation,” said Tusk.
Poland is already NATO’s biggest relative spender, devoting 4.12% of GDP to defence in 2024, which is set to rise to 4.7% this year.
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.