Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sent a message with a hidden meaning ahead of the first meeting of the Council for Peace in Washington, while President Karol Nawrocki could attend the event as an observer.
In a message published on platform X, Donald Tusk warned against the temptation of a „transactional policy” and the return to a „Concert of Great Powers.” „Here and there, I hear opinions that now is the time for a transactional policy and for a Concert of Great Powers. Those who believe that everything can be bought should remember that, in this philosophy, everyone can be sold,” wrote the Polish Prime Minister.
President of Poland, present as an observer
Presidential advisor Jacek Saryusz-Wolski stated on Radio Wnet that President Karol Nawrocki will “probably” attend the first meeting of the Council for Peace, but as an observer.
“If the government does not take a clear position, the president can be present as an observer,” he said, recalling that Donald Tusk announced last week that Poland will not join the Council for now.
Saryusz-Wolski argued that, in the context of internal political tensions, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is also expected to participate as an observer.
“Anti-American hysteria” and the security stake
The presidential advisor criticized what he called the “anti-American hysteria that has erupted in Western Europe” and which, according to him, “has spread to politicians in the Polish government coalition.” He insisted that “Poland is very interested in security and peace, therefore it should be present in all these bodies as much as possible.”
Karol Nawrocki reproached the Tusk-led government for not formulating a clear position on the Council for Peace and for not sending an analysis to the Presidency, requesting “a concrete proposal, based on facts.”
Discussion about nuclear potential
In the same interview, Saryusz-Wolski was asked about the recent statement by the president that Poland “must start developing its own nuclear potential in accordance with all international regulations.”
“Some countries have nuclear weapons but do not acknowledge it, and some countries, like Iran and Sweden, may soon have it,” the advisor stated. He added that “Poland’s threat is similar to that of Israel in the Middle East” and that the Polish state “must be prepared to possess nuclear weapons if the security situation changes drastically.”