Trump to meet with Polish president Saturday, amid discussions about Ukraine war
President Trump is expected to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Saturday, according to two sources familiar with the plan.
Duda, a right-wing populist, has a passionate relationship with Mr. Trump, who is heading to the United States for a conservative political action meeting where he hopes to meet Mr. Trump off the court. The president also plans to speak at Saturday’s meeting.
Mr. Trump Tuesday Accusation Ukraine is a long-time ally of Poland, and the Russian invasion says Ukraine should never have started a war, even if Russia is Russia Invasion Ukraine in February 2022. On Friday, the president admitted in a radio interview that Russia attacked Ukraine.
“I’m not trying to make Putin better or better. I’m just telling you the fact that war will never happen,” Trump told Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade.
On Friday, the president was asked whether the United States is close to reaching a deal on Ukraine Rare earth minerals In exchange for military aid.
“I think we’re very close,” Trump said at an event at the White House. “Yes, I think they want it. They feel good about it, and it’s important – it’s important, but they want it It, it makes us happy in that country. – We got the money back.”
The president has put the idea in a return on U.S. investment in support of Ukraine’s defensive efforts – aid has increased by $65 billion.
The Polish president urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to remain calm and work with the Trump administration.
“I believe … goodwill and honest, based on the American negotiation strategy,” Duda said in an article on X.
The Polish president will carry his own agenda, seeking further assurance that the U.S. military will remain in Poland, a member of NATO. Duda met with Ukrainian Keith Kellogg earlier this week and was told the U.S. does not intend to reduce the number of U.S. troops in the region.
During a 2018 visit to the White House, Duda suggested the building be in a permanent US base in Poland and called it “Fort Trump.”
