Marek

As a rule I stay out of our @NATO allies’ internal debates, but I have to comment on the political jousting in #Poland over the official statement by the Speaker of the Polish Lower House of the parliament (Sejm) that Poland will “not become a US fortress” or an “American aircraft carrier” in this part of the world. For three decades every Polish government-left, center and right-has sought to increase US military presence in Poland, as has every allied nation on the eastern flank threatened by Russian aggression. To hear a senior Polish politician who ranks number two in the country after the President in effect overturn the strategy that has defined Poland’s objectives for decades begs two questions: 1. Is this now Polish official policy, i.e., was the Speaker’s statement coordinated with the Polish government? 2. How does this kind of inflammatory rhetoric help buttress transatlantic relations? As someone who has advocated for years for permanent US military bases along the eastern flank of @NATO, especially in the Northeast Corridor, I have to ask: Cui bono?

Dear @ZelenskyyUa, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.