‘It is essential to awaken from a sweet dream in which European societies have been immersed for years. Only they can make a change and choice leaders who will be able to find themselves in a fresh geopolitical reality" - emphasised erstwhile Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in his extended entry (or, in principle, in-depth analysis) on platform X.
As the head of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR/ECR) noted, "the latest statements by representatives of the fresh U.S. administration have launched leftist-liberal commentators in Poland to formulate accusations against Donald Trump's administration, and this is about favoring Russia, and this is about betraying the Euroatlantic alliance."
It is hard not to defy the impression that statements by both Vice president Vance and Secretary of defence Hegseth are assessed and commented by any environments in Poland in a shallow and selective way, subject to 1 goal. This goal is to show the administration of Donald Trump in a bad light and at the same time accuse the Law and Justice of naivety towards the fresh administration. In order to rationally measure what is going on, 1 must look more closely than “experts” from the Electoral paper or Onetu
“ He wrote.
Therefore, in order to present the fact and besides what results for Poland from the statements of representatives of the American authorities", Mateusz Morawiecki presented 5 key issues.
‘Americans appreciate the effort of Poland”
We are shown by the fresh U.S. Secretary of defence and president Trump as an EU country which has long been committed, unlike many more wealthy than us, to the work to allocate a minimum of 2% of GDP to defence. In fact, Poland spends more than 4% of its GDP on defence, and this was initiated by the Government of Law and Justice. (...) The Americans appreciate Poland's efforts, but at the same time point out that it cannot be that the richest EU countries and NATO members neglect to fulfil their responsibilities. This is primarily about Germany or the Benelux countries, but there are more specified stowaways. alternatively of spending on defence for years, they finance another spending, including social spending, utilizing (actually free) an American defence umbrella. Is it any wonder that the United States is criticizing this, since Donald Trump pointed to this component already during his first term? Do you remember his words to Chancellor Merkel in the context of NS1 and NS2? “We are to defend Germany and they pay Russia billions of dollars”
“The erstwhile Prime Minister called out.
President Trump's fresh game
As he added in the next point, "the fresh American administration is facing the top challenge of the 21st century", referring to "the emergence in the power of China".
Russia is already considered to be a country mostly dependent on China. If China and Russia depend on Europe, the destiny of Poland will be poor. China, Russia and a vassalised Europe are an economical and demographic arrangement much stronger than the US. So we can wake up rather shortly in a fresh world, in terrible political realities. The mediate State challenges all Western civilization, democratic political culture, the full free world. It has resources, it has political strength, it has economical strength and technology, it has a increasing military power, it has cultural and social cohesion, it has yet a large resent, connected with the "age of humiliation". And all this together is an highly dangerous mix of possibilities. In the interests of the free world, under the actual leadership of the U.S., it is to halt or at least balance China's emergence in power
“ We read. He besides stressed that "Donald Trump has rightly informed Europe, not since yesterday, that it should realize these geopolitical dependencies", as well as "knows besides the request to stabilise the situation in the Pacific region, which is ‘to be or not to be’ for the free world."
Therefore, given the limited US resources and the comparative increase in Chinese power, The United States must gradually decision its armed forces, economical and financial forces to Asian theatre, as American experts and politicians on both sides of the phase have been writing and talking about for years. Hence, president Trump's long-signed intention to reduce the presence of his troops in Europe, in order to focus attention and resources in the Pacific. Hence, the long-established request that Western Europe take its affairs into its own hands and not usage the "Pax Americana" – an American defence umbrella for free. Of course, it is besides in the interests of the United States (luckily) that transatlantic unity remains a fact. But looking through American interests, it is hard to blame president Trump for wanting to force their fair participation in NATO's defence policy on European countries
“ He wrote.
Why should the American payer pay for European security? Why should an American soldier die for a Europe that uses its life at this time: drinks wine in Barcelona, eats French cheese and has beer in Munich? Most of us most likely want that the 35-year period of the US primacy would proceed and that Europe could proceed to deal with its "world". Only this planet is gone. We live in a fresh age
added Mateusz Morawiecki.
The EKR chief besides asked, "Are Donald Trump's announcements about restrictions on the presence of US troops besides concern Poland?".
Nothing like this has always happened before. However, it is an urgent task for the current Polish government to guarantee that Americans not only stay in Poland, but increase their presence erstwhile they decide to shift their forces in Europe. Is that possible? In times of our rule, the American presence in Poland increased and it was besides during Donald Trump's first presidency. Now the decision is on Donald Tusk's side. He has all the tools and, above all, inherited from my government almost 5% of GDP for arms – this is the strongest card in the current European hand (Western Europe barely reaches 2% of GDP). For starters, it is essential to halt its ministers from formulating foolish comments on US policies and its leaders. Why did the current Prime Minister cancel the EU-US summit scheduled for March? This summit, which we agreed with president Andrzej Duda in our time as an crucial minute in the era of our governments, is an crucial minute in which the positions between the EU and the United States are to be erased. Why did the government sign a common position with Western European countries calling on the US to return to its erstwhile policy? Does the government truly not realize that there is no return to the absurd and erroneous priorities of the European Commission? Does D.Tusk not see that his policy leads us to the wall, that the current actions of the government put Poland in a worse negotiating position?
— he mentioned further questions Morawiecki.
I have no uncertainty that Western Europe will sacrifice Poland, if necessary, and will let us to push us into the orbit of Russia. Either we play this fresh game of president Trump as a subject player, or we exposure ourselves to possible failure of subjectivity and the ability to decide over our heads. The Polish government must not capitulate just now, erstwhile a fresh division of forces and zones of influence is being forged. May the current ruling coalition awaken quickly, due to the fact that long ago so many black clouds will emergence above ours The country didn't collect. The current government is acting like it was hit by both. It doesn't seem to realize where our existential business lies. Who our independency depends on. They think that Germany, France or the Netherlands can aid us to keep our freedom, our independency and our prosperity. They didn't do their lessons from Ukraine. And it is adequate to look east to know clearly that without the aid of the USA but besides without the immediate reaction of Poland, Ukraine would be Russia and Russian troops would be under Przemyśl, Zamość and Chełm. If it comes to negotiating the destiny of Central Europe, we can become an appetizer or a main dish in the ‘menu’ of Berlin, Brussels and Paris
“ We read.
In another words, these countries, knowing their weaknesses, may want to negociate a future deal of strength at our expense. The cost of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic or Slovakia. That's what Putin's all about. To conquer Ukraine, to vassalize Central Europe and the economical dependence of Western Europe
“He added.
He stressed that "to prevent this, we must have a close alliance with the US".
The dreary and self-absorbed European Union immersed in left-wing and neoliberal dogma constantly fails to accept that the planet has completely changed. There is no going back to the planet “from yesterday”. The EU's elite have already left the train. They deal with their own tables in excel, leftist revolutions, gagging mouths to opponents, alternatively of pursuing Europe's interests in a planet game that is getting hotter – and geopolitically, and economically, and socially. This was pointed out in Munich by U.S. Vice president J.D.Vance, while pointing out that the hunt for political opponents and the effort to put them in prison is the most utmost manifestation of the attack on democracy and freedom. Europe has no fighting capacity, no replacement of generations, no competitiveness, no dense industry, no weapons industry, due to the fact that it has disposed of it itself and in the decadent crucible in which it functions present there is no future. Europe has no leaders to bear the burden of fresh times. However, the European Union has politicians who do not realize the modern world, the threats, but besides the problems of citizens. They stayed in the erstwhile era and mentally incapable to appear from their narrow planet of EU decarbonisation indicators
“ He scored.
Position
Mateusz Morawiecki besides pointed out that "Americans anticipate European NATO members to take greater work for the safety of the continent".
This was besides repeatedly announced and should not surprise anyone. Only that European leaders like to implement the Migration Pact (it enters into force in 2026), like to cast the slogan of strategical autonomy behind which no action is taken, but much attention is paid to reducing CO2 emissions by 1 percent point, which does not have or has small impact on the climate, but looks good in EU documents. European leaders are inconsistent and inconsistent. due to the fact that erstwhile formulating the slogan of strategical autonomy, they do nothing to accomplish it. (...) alternatively of losing energy to formulate to American allies irrelevant calls for "not abandoning (old) Europe" we should show Americans that we can be an integrator of the safety strategy in our part of Europe – from Scandinavia and the Baltic States to Romania. We can fight for the thought of the Mediterranean. We can be a key US partner in our region. This is simply a large opportunity, however, which we can only accomplish if we convince Washington to do so. If we can convince that we can be the barbacan of NATO's east flank
“ He wrote.
There is besides a request to build an alliance within the EU of countries that support improvement of fiscal rules and the exclusion from debt of defence spending. I was the first Prime Minister to start to exclude defence spending from the deficit calculation even before the Russian aggression. This was accepted by Ecofin in the end of our rule. Ukraine's experience has shown how crucial its own defence capabilities are – strong, that is, well equipped and many army. And building specified defence capabilities we started. The current rulers must proceed and strengthen it. The U.S. helps defend those who defend themselves. It's logical and obvious. There's no point in sending equipment and dollars where no one's going to fight, where there's no combat capability.
“At the same time, the erstwhile Prime Minister stressed that “or we will be able to build a stand-alone position, in a close alliance with the US, or we will have no subjectivity in geopolitics”, “and then the phenomenon of losing independency will be very real.”
New challenges but besides fresh opportunities
As the head of the EKR stressed, "all this makes Poland face fresh challenges, but besides fresh opportunities".
We request to realize that we are surviving in a fresh age, and these require a fresh approach and fresh decisions. Article 5 NATO does not automatically protect. The mythical “NATO system” turns out to be a phrase towards the peculiar interests of national states. Thanks to close cooperation with the USA in this planned for the coming years crucial purchases of state-of-the-art U.S. equipment specified as 5th generation F-35 fighters, AH-64 Apache helicopters, Abrams tanks and many more, Poland can become a regional leader in cooperation with the US within NATO. Our function can grow if we make good usage of changing geopolitics poles. However, this requires determination and serious treatment of the task, not hiding behind Berlin, Paris or Brussels.
“ We read.
The “Balthazar Feast” ended
In his final issue, the erstwhile Prime Minister pointed out that "the rich and full Western Europe inactive refuses to accept that the ‘Balthazar feast’ is over".
That on the walls of our European edifice different hands draw the words of warning. The nominal GDP of the European Union, which is more than 25 years ago, is now more than 35 percent lower. It is essential to awaken from a sweet sleep in which European societies have been immersed for years. Only they can change and choose leaders who will be able to find themselves in a fresh geopolitical reality
— pointed out Mateusz Morawiecki in his extended entry.
