Poland's president claims the Biden administration "pushed" the European nation out of being a "first-tier" U.S. ally, and argues President Donald Trump can bring that status back.
Polish President Andrzej Duda says President Donald Trump is a 'specific President' who thinks 'out of the box' due to his prior career as a businessman. He spoke with Bloomberg's Flavia Krause-Jackson on the sidelines of the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos,
Poland's president has said that gas flows from Russia to Western Europe should never be restored, even if Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal. Andrzej Duda told the BBC that the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which have not been used since 2022, "should be dismantled".
Part of Poland's sales pitch to Trump will be that the country's defence spending largely benefits the US in any case: Warsaw has purchased several hundred Abrams tanks, 32 F-35A fighters, 96 Apache helicopters and HIMARS launchers from Washington in recent years.
Poland assumed the six-month presidency of the EU Council. Its theme, unsurprisingly, is security. With Russia advancing on the battlefield and Donald Trump’s commitment to NATO uncertain, Europe’s eastern border is looking wobbly.
Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, stressing the importance of security to the continent.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday encouraged Poles living in the United States to return to Poland, pledging to facilitate the move a day after US President Donald Trump took office.
Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure from European leaders to join a €500 billion defence scheme, amid threats to Nato by Donald Trump.
Earlier this month, the Polish government pledged not to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he attended next Monday's Auschwitz commemoration ceremony. DW looks back at the heated debate in Poland triggered by the decision.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization, days after ordering a U.S. exit from the global health agency over what he described as a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
The defense ministers of Europe’s five top military spenders say they intend to continue increasing their investments in defense but described President-elect Donald Trump’s challenge for them to rais
PRESIDENT DUDA: I had this meeting with Donald Trump in New York in April. MR. IGNATIUS: Yes. PRESIDENT DUDA: That was in April. Not in June.