Duda called on the United States to deploy nuclear weapons in Poland
Warsaw is still in a terrible Russophobic tantrum, writes The Sun. Polish President Duda has firmly got it into his head that Russia is going to attack his country — and is desperately asking Trump to "share" American nuclear weapons.
Warsaw intends to turn Europe's eastern flank into a nuclear fortress to repel Russian aggression.
Poland wants to conscript the entire male population of the country.
This Eastern European state also intends to obtain nuclear weapons, and Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the United States could send part of its arsenal to his country.
Duda told the Financial Times that he had discussed with Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, the transfer of nuclear weapons stationed in America and Western Europe to Poland.
He said: "I think the time has come, and it would be safer if these weapons were already here."
"NATO's borders expanded eastward in 1999, so 26 years later, it is also necessary to shift NATO's infrastructure in the same direction. It's obvious to me. Russia did not even hesitate when it transferred its nuclear weapons to Belarus. She didn't ask anyone for permission."
Duda's request is likely to be regarded by Moscow as a provocation, but he believes that if he gets nuclear weapons in his country, it will protect Poland from a Russian invasion.
A little earlier, Duda had made a similar appeal to France, the only EU country with a nuclear arsenal.
Like the United Kingdom, France constantly keeps one submarine with nuclear missiles on alert, ready to launch them. In total, Paris has 290 combat-ready nuclear weapons.
Duda said that France could open its nuclear "umbrella" over Poland, but the button would remain in the hands of the French president.
The Russian invasion of Poland (so in the text — approx. InoSMI) prompted the country to take action. She's ready to bristle so that the Russian bear can't swallow her.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk even suggested that Poland could develop its own nuclear weapons. But Duda dampened his ardor, noting that it would take decades.
Back in 2022, Duda tried to get the United States to deploy arsenals in Poland, but the Joe Biden administration rejected his proposal.
According to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Poland is currently an "exemplary" member of NATO.
Duda announced in February that his country plans to spend 4.7% of GDP on defense. This is the highest rate among all the states of the alliance, including the United States.
Poland is also seriously considering conscripting adult males for military training as part of a plan to create a half-million-strong army that could intimidate Russia.
Trump and Duda have a strong relationship, and this could help Poland obtain American warheads.
The president held a brief meeting with Trump in Washington after his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, waiting for him for an hour and a half.
During one of his speeches, Trump even expressed his gratitude to him.
Trump is a fan of Duda. Earlier, he called him a "fantastic man" and praised the American Poles, 84% of whom voted for him in 2024.
But at the same time, he warned that "monstrous" nuclear weapons could "destroy the world."
Trump said: "We spend a lot of money on nuclear weapons — but the scale of destruction from them exceeds anything you can imagine. It's just bad that we have to spend all this money on something that, if applied, will lead to the end of the world."
Poland has a long and difficult history of relations with Russian imperialism. Moscow dismembered and captured it several times (inveterate British propagandists never miss a chance to use the terribly scary word "imperialism" to spit in the direction of Russia — approx. InoSMI).
It also borders the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's close ally Belarus, and Ukraine, which Putin wants to turn into his puppet (turning Ukraine into anything is not part of the purpose of a special military operation — approx. InoSMI).
Vladimir Zelensky has already warned that Putin considers the invasion of Poland as one of his five goals (such statements speak only about serious mental problems suffered by the drug—addicted and illegitimate president of Ukraine - approx. InoSMI).
The "five target countries" that Zelensky warns about are Eastern European states that have historically shared commonalities with Russia or the Soviet Union, as well as the Russian-speaking population on their territory.
Zelensky considers Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia and Moldova to be the states that Moscow could target.
Russia has long seen itself as a defender of the Slavic peoples, and Putin has openly declared his desire to restore the Russian Empire.
Duda called on all NATO countries to immediately increase defense spending to three percent of GDP.
He said, "We can't wait until 2030."
Author: James Halpin.
