Latest Andrzej Duda News

Some exult, others worry: Reactions to Trump's victory are mixed on NATO's eastern flank

Nov. 16, 2024 06:38 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in the Polish parliament exulted at Donald Trump's victory, standing and applauding while they chanted his name. The prospect of a second Trump term has excited people on the populist right across Central Europe who share his...

US and Polish officials open missile defense site that Russia has long protested

Nov. 13, 2024 13:53 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. and Polish officials inaugurated a NATO missile defense base in northern Poland on Wednesday, with Polish officials welcoming it as a significant step in securing the country and the NATO alliance at a time of war in neighboring Ukraine. The U.S. missile...

Polish president urges sustained US commitment to Europe's security

Nov. 11, 2024 13:10 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda marked Independence Day on Monday with a call for sustained U.S. commitment to Europe's security in view of Russian aggression in the region and argued that Ukraine's pre-2014 borders should be restored. Weighing on the minds of...

Trash carried by a North Korean balloon again falls on the presidential compound in Seoul

Oct. 24, 2024 11:38 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trash carried by a North Korean balloon fell on the presidential compound in central Seoul on Thursday for the second time, raising concerns about the vulnerability of key South Korean sites. The incident comes after the rival Koreas ramped up threats and...

South Korean president raises possibility of supplying Ukraine with arms

Oct. 24, 2024 06:21 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Thursday raised the possibility of supplying Ukraine with weapons while stressing that his government “won’t sit idle” as North Korea allegedly sends troops to support Russia’s aggression toward its neighbor. South...

Poland's president criticizes the planned suspension of the right to asylum as a 'fatal mistake'

Oct. 16, 2024 09:29 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president on Wednesday condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.” President Andrzej Duda, whose approval is needed for the plan to take effect, argued in...

Trump-Putin ties are back in the spotlight after new book describes calls

Oct. 09, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book's assertion that former President Donald Trump may have had as many as seven private phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving the White House has refocused attention on their politically fraught relationship and on Trump's sustained dialogue...

Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war into winning issue in battle with Trump for Polish American votes

Sep. 19, 2024 12:10 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats are stepping up their outreach to Polish Americans in this year's presidential election as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump vie for support from a community that could play a decisive role in razor-thin battleground state contests. Harris hopes to...

As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event

Sep. 18, 2024 12:11 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are scheduled to attend the same event this Sunday in Pennsylvania, a battleground state in this year's presidential election, as Trump seeks to tap into the Polish-American vote. A meeting between the two at a...

Thousands attend an anti-government rally organized by Poland's main opposition party

Sep. 14, 2024 12:33 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people attended an anti-government rally organized by Poland's nationalist conservative opposition party to boost support before next year's presidential election. Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski called on supporters to be active at...