The United States’ decision to place Poland on a “second-tier” category for chip exports is serving as a major embarrassment to ruling left-liberal Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and the opposition is hitting him for it.
“Donald Tusk’s team has so damaged Poland’s relations with the United States that we have been put on the list of second-class countries,” said Morawiecki.
Morawiecki referred to the restrictions that the United States imposed on Poland regarding American chips. The move could serve as a major blow to Poland’s technology ambitions at a time when the AI race
🇵🇱🇺🇸 After the US placed restrictions on AI chip exports to Poland and other countries, the Polish opposition is slamming Donald Tusk.
"Donald Tusk's team has so damaged Poland's relations with the United States that we have been put on the list of second-class countries," said… pic.twitter.com/ddKHvVeluN
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) January 23, 2025“Will Poland regress in development? Tusk’s team is so inept that this is unfortunately highly probable. It has so damaged Poland’s relations with the United States that we have been put on a list of second-class countries and must face restrictions on the import of American microchips,” said the former prime minister in a recording posted to social media.
“This is a huge blow to the Polish economy, but especially to the Polish IT sector, which is extremely important in the current times of digital revolution. As you can see, unfortunately, they are unable to fight for Poland’s basic interests in the international arena,” added Morawiecki.
USA introduces restrictions for Poland
US President Joe Biden decided to introduce restrictions on the export of the latest NVIDIA chips to prevent advanced technology from falling into the hands of leaders of countries such as China and Russia. The new regulations have introduced a three-level system of restrictions on trade in chips. The first level introduces regulations under which the United States and 18 allied countries, led by Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea and Taiwan, will have unrestricted access to advanced technologies developed by American companies.
The second includes most of the world’s countries, including Central European countries like Poland, and countries in the Middle East, Mexico, and Latin America. This group will face some restrictions on acquiring American AI technology. Bloomberg reports that between 2025 and 2027, the import limits will cover the amount of about 50,000 processors that these countries will be able to buy.
Notably, Tusk was seen as a reliable member of the left-liberal political class, which means the call from Biden comes somewhat as a surprise. It means that with Donald Trump as president, Tusk could continue to face even greater difficulties acquiring U.S. technology when it comes to artificial intelligence.
