President Kaczyński, people were ready to forget many things, but this nation will not forgive you – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk. He referred to voting in the European Parliament regarding defense policy. PiS and confederation representatives did not support the resolution on this matter. As Tusk said on the recording, “they voted against strengthening Poland's defense abilities on our eastern border with Russia and Belarus.” “It really smells of treason at a distance,” he said.
On Wednesday European Parliament In Strasbourg he voted a resolution on strengthening EU defense. As part of it, an amendment proposed by the PO-PSL delegation was also adopted, recognizing the east shield as a flagship project for the joint security of the European Union. The document was adopted by a vulnery majority (419 to 204). The resolutions, however, were not supported by PiS and confederation MEPs.
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“It smells of betrayal at a distance”
The head of government on Friday Donald Tusk He criticized PiS politicians for this vote. – I once said about PiS: “These are not patriots, these are idiots.” But what they have recently done in the European Parliament is probably something clearly worse than stupidity – said Tusk on a recording published on the website X.
– They voted against strengthening Poland's defense skills on our eastern border with Russia and Belarus. It really smells of treason at a distance – he assessed.
The prime minister also turned to the head of PiS Jarosław Kaczyński. – Listen, President Kaczyński, people were ready to forget many things, but this nation will not forgive you – said Tusk.
The prime minister had already criticized the opposition's behavior.
– Confederation, one would like to say “Targowicka Confederation”, because it looks like this at the moment, it always votes as if Russia was expecting it, I am not surprised (…). But the fact that PiS, apparently very lost, joined the confederation in this vote and later these idiotic translations today is something that even exceeds my imagination – he said on Thursday after returning from Ankara.
PiS argumentation
PiS MEPs argued that they supported the amendment regarding the East shield, but voted against the entire resolution.
As one of them pointed out, Michał Dworczyk, the grouping does not like, among others Creating inside NATO European Defense Union, voting in defense matters through the qualified majority and weakening of domestic defense industries. As PiS MP Paweł Jabłoński added, opposition to the resolution resulted from her alleged future consequences in the form of loss of defense competences by Poland.
Read more in Zasta24: East shield: what has already been done. PiS manipulations after voting at the EP
“Independence is your own currency, your own budget, your own army. Giving the opportunity to decide on our security is a loss of sovereignty” – He convinced on Thursday on the platform x Jarosław Kaczyński PiS head.
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Source: PAP, tvn24.pl
Source of the main photo: Paweł Supernak/PAP