President Nawrocki did great, and his relation with Washington is very good. In matters of security, crucial to public opinion, this is of vital importance. In order to deal with the Americans, he does not request a government or a hint from the MFA. And that's what hurts Prime Minister Tusk.
Marcin Palade
We are followed by the visit of president Nawrock to the United States. Very successful, as the right-wing sympathizers emphasize. And hard to question for political opponents. due to the fact that the facts talk for themselves. Just compare 2 paintings. The first is simply a gathering of respective European politicians from the alleged "voluntary coalition". Trump sits behind the table, and the others politely on the chairs, in a distance from the host, with his eyes down. The second – Trump and Nawrocks stand side by side as equals. There's chemistry between them. In politics, especially this global one, it's priceless. Especially in relations with the narcissist host of the White House.
However, over the Vistula River there is no shortage of those who effort to make the apparent success of the Polish president a failure. besides part of mainstream media – with the stubbornness of a maniac looking for holes throughout. They criticized Nawrocki's English, his gestures, his smile, his attitude.
Palade: Tusk SENSED in Washington?! Sikorski's time is coming?
This nervousness stems from a simple fact: president Nawrocki did great, and his relation with Washington is very good. In matters of security, crucial to public opinion, this is of vital importance. In order to deal with the Americans, he does not request a government or a hint from the MFA. And that's what hurts Prime Minister Tusk. due to the fact that he himself can only dream of visiting the White House. The Washington door stays locked for him. Not due to the fact that he's in a conflict with Nawrock, but due to what he said himself and did to Donald Trump. In the 2023 campaign, he called him straight an agent of Russian services. He added gestures of hostility to this – like a 2018 photograph he praised in his book "Creacre", where he smiled and pretended to put a weapon to the back of the American president. Tusk was certain that this would aid him in the European salons. Where Trump has never been and will not be popular.
The problem is, Prime Minister Tusk put everything on 1 card. I believe that after Joe Biden, Harris will come and everything will work out as democrats thought. Meanwhile, in November 2024, the Americans chose Trump. The night of the Republican triumph must have been a nightmare for Donald Tusk. From this minute on, it was known that in the fresh American administration the Prime Minister of Poland was a deleted policy. Almost like persona non grata.
The situation of Radosław Sikorski is not much better. He's the 1 who got Tusk to cover the president's success with his visit. He took part in the award of the Cuban opposition prize, which in itself did not have much weight, but gave a catch point – the presence of the Secretary of State Marc Rubio. The gathering with him was presented as evidence that the government is not isolated in Washington. but Sikorski couldn't do any more. And it ended with an infantile upload of a image against the White home – as if it would convince anyone. An avalanche of memes and mockery on the Internet.
Meanwhile, Americans are in politics for pragmatic pain. They know you gotta play quite a few instruments. That is why the president met with the president and the Secretary of State with the head of the MFA. This separation of roles is simply a business calculation. On the 1 hand, strategical talks, on the another hand, applicable issues, specified as arms purchases. all level of relation has its place.
In numbers, the contrast of both visits looks even clearer. According to the website @Politics network of Res Futura Foundation, materials related to the presence of Sikorski had 35 million views, but as many as 63 percent of comments were negative and only 22 percent positive. In Nawrocki's case, the proportions were precisely the opposite. Conclusion? The mission in Washington was won by the Polish President. Sikorski's weak notes are further evidence of the weakening of Tusk camp.
There are more and more voices that the ruling coalition itself needs deep reconstruction. "Election" and "Newsweek" – so far friendly to Tusk – began to compose more and more about him. The signals from Newsweek are peculiarly significant, given its owners. More and more bold is the belief that it is time to change Prime Minister.
In fact, only 1 thing appears on the list of names – Radosław Sikorski. He would replace Tusk and be the face of the “new opening”. The problem is that Sikorski besides has a terrible evidence in relations with Trump. His wife Anne Applebaum has been known for years for fierce criticism of the Republican, and Sikorski himself has repeatedly hit him on social media. possibly not as clear as Tusk, but adequate to be treated at a distance in Washington.
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It remains Europe – inactive convinced that it matters on the planet stage. However, reality brutally verifies it. We saw what it looked like late in Washington, and besides in Beijing, erstwhile president Von der Leyen was being transported by bus before the plane like a series of summit participants. It is simply a symbol of the current position of the Old Continent.
In national politics, the hope of democrats is that the Prime Minister's exchange itself will improve the listing and give a chance in the 2027 election. Only that limiting the choice to 1 individual – in specified supposedly broad and wise camp – is evidence of Tusk's policy, which for 2 decades cut out competition in the party. And even if Germany and the allies from across the Channel agree to change, that will not solve the wider crisis of trust.
Today's centre ruling country suffers from the same illness as its predecessors after 1989 – the conviction of their own uniqueness and infallibility. The ego of leaders exceeds the limits of common sense. In the case of Sikorski, it goes even further, and if it received additional oxygen in the form of promotion to the Prime Minister, the question is not whether the balloon will break, but erstwhile and with what bang.
