“A severe and unpleasant blow, because it comes from our closest ally, but we will survive it,” said the prime minister.

“A severe and unpleasant blow, because it comes from our closest ally, but we will survive it,” said the prime minister.
The prime minister also claimed that evidence indicates the attack had an “eastern footprint”, an apparent accusation towards Russia or Belarus.
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In response, Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Jarosław Kaczyński of using similar rhetoric to Putin.
In recent weeks, Poland has “thwarted planned attempts at direct action, including sabotage and attempted arson”, said Donald Tusk.
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia voted against the migration pact.
Film director Agnieszka Holland accused Tusk’s government of continuing the “inhuman rhetoric” of its predecessor.
The interior, culture, state assets and development ministers are being replaced as they prepare to stand in next month’s EU elections.
“If we will be strong, we will be safe,” said Tusk.
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS exceeded expectations while Tusk was left disappointed. But little has changed since October.
The cabinet is meeting in Katowice, where Donald Tusk and Ursula von der Leyen are separately due to speak at the European Economic Congress.
But experts have questioned the validity of the forecasts Tusk was referring to.
The official results have been announced.
Tusk admitted that his group had “failed in the east and the countryside”, where PiS remains dominant.
The prime minister also says that previously promised childcare allowances to help mothers return to work are almost ready.