Prime Minister Donald Tusk advised PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński and president Karol Nawrock to "turn to their knees". The context shows that the head of government's comment is related to the reaction of right-wing politicians to fresh statements by the president of the United States. Donald Trump argued that NATO soldiers - including Poles - who assisted Americans in Afghanistan "were a small behind".
During a speech at the planet economical Forum in Davos, president of the United States Donald Trump multiple criticized NATO and stated that the United States was not benefiting from it. He besides mentioned the Alliance's insufficient engagement in Afghanistan War.
The case was addressed online by the President, among others Karol Nawrockiwho paid tribute to the soldiers who died in the conflict. However, he did not comment straight on the criticism that the president of the United States gave. He didn't mention his name either. Or the context in which he reminds of the dead military.
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The Polish Prime Minister took the level on Saturday. Donald Tusk hit the head of the state as well as the head of the Law and Justice Jarosław Kaczyńskiwho, in his opinion, have not sufficiently condemned Trump's controversial statement. "Time to get off your knees, gentlemen. People are watching" - he wrote on the X portal.
Donald Trump critically about NATO troops in Afghanistan
Trump, who has been seeking control for a long time Greenland, he accused NATO states of unfair treatment of US actions. - We give so much and we get so small in return. I've been criticizing NATO for years.I did more to aid NATO than any another president in past than any another man. There wouldn't be NATO if I hadn't gotten involved," he said.
He besides argued that The North Atlantic Pact is "one-way street"and the United States itself derives small advantage from the Alliance. He referred among others to the war in Afghanistan and accused associate State soldiers of tardiness in this regard.
- I'm sorry. In fact, we never demanded anything from them.. You know, they'll say they sent troops to Afghanistan or Sudan, and they did. They stayed a small behind, a small out of the front line. But we were very good to Europe and many another countries - he said in an interview with Fox News.
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Tusk responded to the words of the American president. The head of government criticized Trump's rhetoric and recalled that in the war in Afghanistan they besides died Polish soldiers.
"December 22, 2011 in Afghan Ghazni I participated as Prime Minister of Poland in the farewell of 5 fallen Polish soldiers. The American officers accompanying me said that America would never forget Polish heroes. Maybe they'll remind president Trump." - he wrote on the X platform.
Kaczyński responds to Trump's statement. "He's got a tongue like that."
Mr Radosław Sikorski, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and a number of Polish veterans besides expressed their opposition to Trump's narrative. As stated on the air RMF FM Gen. Roman Polko, Trump's words reflect "the cynicism of a coward who himself on the first line was not."
Comments on this issue besides came from politicians of the Polish right. On Tuesday evening president Karol Nawrocki stressed that "Polish soldiers are Heroes", who "will always stay in our memory." However, he refrained from straight hitting Trump's words.
In turn PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński asked for the position of president of the United States, stated that "Donald Trump's got a tongue like that.". However, he agreed that Trump's message was unfair to North Atlantic Alliance soldiers. - Unfair to Poles, due to the fact that with different others (soldiers from another countries) it was different - he said.
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