News - National Security Bureau

President Andrzej Duda met on Friday in Warsaw with visiting US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for talks on enhancing bilateral cooperation in security amid Russia's actions jeopardising peace in Central and Eastern Europe.

International tensions caused by Russia’s build–up of troops on the Ukrainian border and the resulting fears of a possible invasion are a test for the whole Western community, President Andrzej Duda, has said.

In recent months, President Andrzej Duda has been focusing his talks and international meetings on security in the region, also in the context of the situation in Ukraine.

President Andrzej Duda met with cabinet ministers on Tuesday to discuss potential developments if Russia decided to escalate its conflict with Ukraine. The Polish head of state has the power to summon the ministers under the so–called Cabinet Council format do discuss the most serious internal or external matters.

In the current security situation, President Andrzej Duda is in constant contact with European and world leaders, as well as the highest representatives of NATO and the European Union. Andrzej Duda held a number of meetings and telephone conversations last week (February 7–13):

The President of the French Republic, the President of the Republic of Poland and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany convened on 8 February 2022 in Berlin.

President Andrzej Duda told a Friday sitting of the National Security Council (RBN) that the Russia–Ukraine crisis poses no direct military threats to Poland.

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said the Russia–Ukraine crisis poses no threat to Poland at the moment.

Poland rejects the claim that Ukraine is part of Russia's zone of influence and believes Kiev has every right to fully integrate into the EU and Nato, President Andrzej Duda said on Twitter.

President Andrzej Duda: I appeal to all of you for solidarity in this matter, I appeal for solidarity with Belarus. It is one of the most important challenges of the democratic world today.