It’s the first time in a quarter-century {that a} Polish president and prime minister have visited Washington on the identical time.
Poland’s president and prime minister will go to the White Home on Tuesday in an try and spur the US to ship extra help to Ukraine, at a time when the brand new funds stay stalled in Congress.
US President Joe Biden invited Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk for conferences to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO, a historic step for the nation after breaking free from Moscow’s sphere of affect.
Duda and Tusk can even meet with US lawmakers in Washington on Tuesday, asking them to cross a brand new package deal delivering army help to Kyiv and break the standoff between Congress’s two events. Whereas the Senate has handed a $118 billion (€108 billion) bipartisan package deal together with $60 billion (€55 billion) in Ukraine funding, the Republican management within the Home of Representatives is refusing to carry it to the ground for a vote.
The go to comes at a time when Poland is attempting to encourage the West to extend its defence spending to match Russia’s efforts.
“The warfare in Ukraine has clearly proven that the US is and will stay the chief in safety points in Europe and the world,” Duda stated in an deal with to his nation on Monday.
“Nonetheless, different NATO nations should additionally take higher accountability for the safety of the complete alliance and intensively modernise and strengthen their troops.”
Chatting with reporters earlier than boarding his aircraft in Warsaw, Duda stated that whereas the talks in Washington would have a good time an anniversary, they might above all concentrate on European safety going ahead and “about Russian imperial coverage, which has returned.”
Polish media famous that this journey would be the first time in a quarter-century {that a} Polish president and prime minister have each visited Washington on the identical time, highlighting the seriousness of this historic second.
Considerations are rising over the way forward for the battle in Ukraine, as Kyiv is at present operating low on ammunition and must have its shares replenished quickly. On the identical time, Russia seems to be gaining floor on the battlefield, a serious distinction to the weak point and disorganisation its forces displayed in 2022 and far of 2023.
The go to can even give Biden an opportunity to articulate how he views the function of NATO within the close to future.
His rival Donald Trump, whom he’s more likely to face in a rematch on the November 5 election, just lately stated that have been he to retake the White Home, NATO nations who don’t contribute their “fair proportion” to the alliance can be left at Russia’s mercy.