I am in favor of building the strongest possible relations with the United States. Poland has its good securities and spending on armament, but also purchases from the United States – said Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in “Kropka nad i” on TVN24. He admitted that he was “optimistic” about cooperation with Donald Trump's administration.
On Monday Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. After being sworn in, he gave a speech lasting several dozen minutes, in which: heralded “America's golden age”. He devoted little attention to foreign policy. He emphasized, among other things, that America's success will be measured not only by wars won, but also by those fought United States they won't get involved.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamyszwho was Monika Olejnik's guest in “Kropka nad i” on TVN24, confirmed that the topic of Trump's speech was discussed at Tuesday's Council of Ministers. – A change of administration is a serious matter. The Prime Minister said that this was an extremely important event and Poland must also be prepared to cooperate with the new administration. We are ready for it, I am optimistic about this cooperation – said Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Kosiniak-Kamysz: Poland meets the basic conditions
He admitted that good relations with the USA are one of the important guarantors of the security of Poland and Europe. – Poland meets the basic conditions that President Trump has repeatedly repeated regarding military and security spending. He talked about five percent, and there is no country that is closer to five percent than Poland, said the minister.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in “Kropka nad i” on TVN24TVN24
– I am in favor of building the strongest possible relationships. Poland has its good securities and military spending, but also purchases from the United States. These are two things that give us a very strong legitimacy before the United States, he added.
Trump also announced mass deportations of people who are in the US illegally. Kosiniak-Kamysz admitted that he hoped, “knowing President Trump's sympathy for Poles, that a Pole who has been working diligently on a construction site for many years will be treated differently from a drug dealer standing on a street corner.”
– It is understandable that the state wants to protect its territory so that all those who live there stay legally. We also do not want someone who enters Poland illegally. We defend our border and I also understand President Trump's decision that the border with Mexico is to be sealed – he said.
Kosiniak-Kamysz: I saw Zelenskiy after the conversation with Trump, he was optimistic
When asked if he thinks Trump will bring about a quick end war in Ukrainestated that “definitely nothing should take place without the participation of Ukraine.” – I saw President Zelensky after talks with President-elect Donald Trump and he was optimistic – he said.
– It is important that Europe is integrated in this process and that it is an entity Ukrainethese are our goals – he said.
“It was a mistake of the Biden administration.”
The Deputy Prime Minister also commented on the decision of the US Ministry of Commerce in mid-January, which limited the export of American artificial intelligence chips only to selected countries. Although exceptions are provided for strategic allies, several EU member states are to be subject to the limits, including Poland.
– I believe it was a mistake of President Biden's administration. I am hopeful that the new administration will review this and I am optimistic that this decision will be changed. I believe that this is a mistake for some strange reasons, made at the very end (of Biden's presidency – ed.). Such things are not done, this is not a strategic partnership, this is not the strategic friendship we agreed on, so I am surprised that at the end President Biden's administration made such a decision – admitted Kosiniak-Kamysz.
“I'm not surprised that Poles don't cry over political parties”
On Tuesday, the unrecognized Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court recognized PiS's complaint against the resolution NEC that the rejection of the annual financial report is justified. The status of these judges is questioned and the Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar informed that in accordance with the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, this chamber “is not a court”.
Kosiniak-Kamysz said that the same chamber “does not want to look into the issue of PSL money”, which the party was deprived of for a “much smaller mistake”.
– We didn't create two accounts, only one, but all deposits were legal. Over 50 million lost, 20 million returned to the State Treasury. Nobody cried over it then PSL. I'm not surprised that Poles don't cry over political parties and their finances. I will not cry over PiS, he said.
Kosiniak-Kamysz: our amendment can save the integrity of the electoral process
The Deputy Prime Minister also talked about the PSL amendment to the incidental law. – Our amendment concerns the legality of the presidential elections. It assumes that 15 judges with the longest seniority among the Supreme Court judges should rule on this case. I believe that the PSL amendment, which can save the integrity of the electoral process, will be accepted – says Kosiniak-Kamysz.
The draft incidental law by Poland 2050-Third Way assumes that matters relating to the recognition of electoral protests and the validity of elections in the upcoming presidential elections would be decided by three joint chambers of the Supreme Court: Criminal, Civil and Labor and Social Security, and not the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs. Supreme Court – as stipulated in the Act on the Supreme Court. The Audit Chamber is not recognized by European tribunals and many experts as an independent court.
The PSL amendment assumes that it will rule on the validity of the 2025 presidential elections The 15 oldest judges in the Supreme Court from the following chambers: Criminal, Civil and Labor and Social Security.
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