“I understand that the reorganization process is under way, but it cannot come at the expense of such a staunch ally as Poland,” Kosiniak-Kamysz added. “We are a proven and reliable ally, which is why we expect partnership, friendship and a good exchange of information.”
Kosiniak-Kamysz and Poland’s top military commander, Gen. Wiesław Kukuła, are due to meet this week with Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe.
Poland is a close political and military ally of the U.S., and is one of Europe’s largest buyers of American weapons for its fast-growing armed forces.
Kosiniak-Kamysz underlined that Trump had earlier pledged that the U.S. would not pull any forces from Poland, saying Poland would “not lose out.”
Tusk’s government and MAGA-aligned President Karol Nawrocki are normally deeply divided but both sides scrambled to insist that Washington has allies in Poland.
“It is not Poland’s role to review new strategies or a different type of diplomacy, but it is our role to remind you: you have friends here, only friends, on the Vistula,” Tusk said.