Only Trump can stop Putin: Polish president
In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Nawrocki said Putin could not be trusted and warned that Russia was testing Poland’s defences and Nato’s unity through drone incursions and hybrid warfare tactics.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said that US President Donald Trump is the only world leader capable of stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin from threatening Europe and ending the war in Ukraine.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Nawrocki said Putin could not be trusted and warned that Russia was testing Poland's defences and Nato's unity through drone incursions and hybrid warfare tactics.
He said Europe must fully support President Trump's efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, describing the US leader as the only person who could "solve this problem".
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Referring to last year's mass incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace, Nawrocki said it was an extraordinary situation and the first time a Nato member had faced an attack of that scale. He added that Poland had been living under hybrid war conditions since 2021 due to drones and disinformation campaigns.
The Polish president also thanked Britain for deploying RAF Typhoon jets to help defend Poland's borders, saying the UK played a vital role in protecting Nato's eastern flank.
Nawrocki said the United States remains the main guarantor of European security and warned against Europe distancing itself from Washington, calling such a move harmful for both economic and military stability.
He also criticised European leaders for focusing on issues such as climate policy and migration instead of strengthening defence, noting that Poland now spends close to 5 percent of its GDP on security.
