Yesterday evening while still out on diplomatic travels, the Polish PM, Donald Tusk, took to social media to speak to the U.S. ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, after he had chosen this medium to announce breaking off contact with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the Speaker of Parliament.
The reason given was receiving Speaker's explanation of why he will not support the second campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize for Donald Trump, despite U.S. soliciting it along with Israel, as "insults" towards the American president "who's done so much for the Polish nation," as Mr. Rose had written. He'd also suggested that Speaker Czarzasty is "a serious impediment" to positive relations between the countries.
"Mr. Ambassador Rose, allies should respect, not lecture, each other," Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "At least this is how we, here in Poland, understand partnership," he added.
Speaker Czarzasty himself responded via social media since, saying that "in keeping with his values, he had defended Polish soldiers on foreign missions and opposed Trump’s Nobel nomination," alluding to Trump's disparaging comments on America's allies' sacrifices. Source-Radio Poland
He added that he held "constant respect for the United States as a key partner for Poland," but, though he regretted Rose’s statement, he would not change his position "on issues fundament
