Karol Nawrocki says it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.
Karol Nawrocki says it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.
“Allied relations cannot consist of someone constantly saying yes to everything.”
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But Russians, Belarusians and Roma remain the most disliked national and ethnic groups in Poland.
In response, Prime Minister Tusk told the US ambassador that “allies should respect, not lecture, each other”.
The ambassador described the proposed measures, which could have been used against big tech firms, as “anti-American”.
There has been “an intensification of actions by American immigration services against Polish citizens”, says the foreign ministry.
Poland this year joined the world’s largest 20 economies.
The proportion of Poles saying the US has a positive influence on the world has also fallen to its lowest recorded level.
“This is another step in the great modernisation of the Polish armed forces,” says Poland’s defence minister.
It says the decision will “save US taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year” and will see NATO and Poland itself take greater responsibility for security.
“There may be no cause for concern, but Poland will be well prepared for any situation,” said Tusk.
The facility will “promote accurate reporting of Russia’s full-scale invasion, amplify Ukrainian voices and expose Kremlin information manipulation”.
It will make Poland the first country other than the US itself to use the system.
Afterwards, the ambassador said only that “the US and Poland share a commitment to the rule of law and judicial independence”.