Duda was a key ally of Trump’s during the U.S. leader’s first term in office and may serve to mend fences between the United States and a wary Europe.
President Donald Trump is expected to meet Polish President Andrzej Duda in Washington on Saturday, as relations between the United States and its European partners sour over the issue of Ukraine.
Duda was a key ally of Trump’s during the American leader’s first term in office and may serve to mend fences between the United States and a wary Europe following a war of words between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier in the week.
Writing this week on social media platform X, Duda said that he advised Zelenskyy to remain calm in negotiations with Trump and believed the United States wanted the best for the world.
“I suggested to President [Zelenskyy] to remain committed to the course of calm and constructive cooperation with Donald Trump,” Duda wrote.
“I have no doubt that President Trump is guided by a deep sense of responsibility for global stability and peace,” he added.
The comments follow an intense exchange throughout the week by Trump and Zelenskyy, with Trump calling the Ukrainian leader a “dictator” and Zelenskyy