“Today, Poland is one of the foundations of the eastern flank and the Americans certainly wanted to emphasize this with their visit,” said Marcin Przydacz in an interview with wPolityce.pl. The former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized that in addition to the symbolic dimension, the visit to the White House also has a very specific character. He also criticized the behavior of Tusk and Sikorski. “President Duda did something that Donald Tusk and Radosław Sikorski did not do: he spoke not only to Democrats, but also to Republicans,” the PiS politician emphasized.
During a meeting with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, US President Joe Biden said that “America’s commitment to Poland is rock solid.” As Marcin Przydacz from PiS said in an interview with wPolityce.pl, this meeting, on the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO, shows how important a part of the security system in Europe we are today.
It was a very important visit, marking the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO. The fact that Poland was invited to the White House shows the role our country plays in the architecture of Euro-Atlantic security, especially after the past few years. Poland, thanks to its tough attitude towards Russia, but also by building up its potential, is today one of the foundations of the eastern flank, and the Americans certainly wanted to emphasize this with their visit.
– says the former head of the International Policy Office of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.
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There is permission to purchase 1,700 missiles
As our interlocutor said, the visit of the President and Prime Minister to the US also has a very specific dimension that strengthens our defense capabilities.
This is of course a discussion about safety with specific statements and decisions. On the one hand, a statement to clarify the entire operation of art. 5 of the NATO Treaty, i.e. the principle of one for all, all for one. The most powerful country in the world affirms this unwavering principle. It also means strengthening the Polish-American alliance within NATO, through specific decisions on supplying state-of-the-art American ammunition. I mean the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to export medium- and short-range missiles to Poland
— recalls the former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
This is also a decision on the financing of the Apache program. More than 90 Apache helicopters will go to Poland, and this is the result of the efforts of the Law and Justice government and President Andrzej Duda. However, now the issue of financing this purchase has been finalized. The Americans will give us a suitable loan, which will make Poland safer
– says the politician of Law and Justice.
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Will Tusk stop cooperation with the Americans in the construction of the power plant?
According to Marcin Przydacz, issues related to the construction of a nuclear power plant in cooperation with the Americans were equally important for Poland during this visit.
A very important point of these talks for the president was nuclear energy and the continuation of work on the construction of the power plant with the Americans. This project has definitely been talked about. Although Prime Minister Donald Tusk is taking several steps to raise questions about the power plant. Similar questions arise in the case of the Central Communication Port, which is of great importance from the perspective of security and the transfer of US troops and equipment. If anyone today wants to question the validity of this investment, he is also going against the security of the Polish state
– says the PiS MP, emphasizing that the interest of the Polish state requires diplomacy at a higher level than currently presented by Tusk and Sikorski.
President Duda did something that Donald Tusk and Radosław Sikorski did not do. He spoke not only to the Democrats but also to the Republicans, who differ on many issues, and it is in Poland’s interest to convince both left and right of our view of Russia. Donald Tusk doesn’t do this. In fact, I would say that he is only focusing on contracts in the liberal-left world, without taking into account that changes could occur on the American political scene in a few months. This may or may not be the case. Nevertheless, it is in our interest to maintain the best possible relations with any American government, and not to offend them, as was the case with Sikorski and Tusk. They randomly commented on Donald Trump’s character
– says the former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
This is not a sensible policy, but rather harmful to the interests of the Polish state and aimed at their individual benefits, including in Western European directions. In concrete terms, it concerns the signals they send to German partners. It is clear that Donald Tusk feels insecure in Washington. That is why he will go to Berlin immediately after arriving from the US for a meeting with Chancellor Scholz and President Maron.
– summarizes the former head of the International Policy Office of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.
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Source: wPolityce