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Poland is loyal US ally but can’t be a “sucker”, Sikorski says

By Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2026 | 4:58 AM

By Barbara Erling

WARSAW, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. remains Poland’s most important partner in military cooperation and Warsaw has been and will remain a loyal ​ally, but it can’t be a “sucker”, Polish Foreign ‌Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in a speech to parliament on Thursday.

His comments reflect the delicate balancing act that Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government must perform in maintaining the strong transatlantic bond ‌they ​see as crucial for national security ⁠at a time when ⁠U.S. President Donald Trump is upending old certainties about European security.

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(Reporting by Barbara Erling and Pawel Florkiewicz; writing by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing ​by Gareth Jones)