Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday reaffirmed Poland’s loyalty to the United States, while ruling out the possibility of his country becoming a “vassal” of any state. His remarks came one day after he announced that Warsaw would not join President Donald Trump’s Peace Board.
On January 22, representatives of 19 countries signed the Peace Board Charter on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“Poland was, is, and will remain a loyal and reliable ally of the United States. But within this alliance, Poland is not — and will not be, as long as I am prime minister — a vassal. We will be a loyal ally, but we will not be a vassal in relations with any country in the world,” Tusk said.
He added that relations between allies cannot be based on “someone constantly nodding their head and trying to gain something through flattery.”
Meanwhile, the Peace Board was established as part of efforts aimed at achieving a peaceful solution in the Gaza Strip. The United States has stated that additional countries have joined the initiative since its creation.
The first meeting of the Peace Board is scheduled for February 19 in Washington, D.C., at the leaders’ level. It remains unclear whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attend. Fundraising for the reconstruction of Gaza is expected to be the main focus of the meeting.
