The Polish ambassador to NATO, the U.S. ambassador in Warsaw, our friends of Poland in Congress. Certainly, in this matter as well, the Chancellery of the President did what it was supposed to do, but we all saw the efforts of Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and his deputies in Washington – listed one by one by Radosław Sikorski as he commented on the influence behind the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to send an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland. Prime Minister Donald Tusk also spoke on the matter.
Donald Trump’s decision to deploy an additional 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland caused considerable stir. The U.S. president began his statement by emphasizing his relationship with Polish President Karol Nawrocki. He also referred to it while announcing his decision.
The first reactions appeared late in the evening Polish time, when the news began circulating in the media.
Members of Donald Tusk’s government were the first to comment, attempting to attribute influence over the decision to themselves.
“All’s well that ends well, so I would like to thank President Trump, as well as Marco Rubio, with whom I was in contact on this matter, and everyone who contributed to this decision,” said Radosław Sikorski during a brief statement to journalists at the NATO foreign ministers’ summit in Sweden.
The head of Polish diplomacy listed those he believed contributed to the outcome: “the ambassador to NATO, the U.S. ambassador in Warsaw, our friends of Poland in Congress.”
“Certainly, in this matter as well, the Chancellery of the President did what it was supposed to do, but we all saw the efforts of Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz and his deputies in Washington,” Sikorski added.
However, the American daily The New York Times wrote bluntly that the decision announced by the U.S. president surprised the Pentagon. It was there that the deputies of the Polish Minister of National Defence had been present.
It is worth noting that this list did not include the head of the Polish diplomatic mission in Washington, Bogdan Klich.
“We were striking in parallel, marching in parallel, we struck together. And we have the result,” the foreign minister concluded.
Before noon, the long-awaited statement from the head of the Polish government also appeared. Donald Tusk admitted that Trump’s decision “is good news for Poland and the United States.”
“I thank everyone involved in this matter – President Nawrocki, ministers, congressmen, and friends of Poland in the U.S. – for their effectiveness and unity of action,” he added.