During meetings at the UN, including with U.S. President Donald Trump, Polish President Karol Nawrocki made clear Poland’s view of “the threat posed by the Russian Federation.”

Regarding Trump’s new stance on the Ukraine war, Nawrocki believes “this reflects, on the one hand, President Trump’s awareness, and on the other, the work that we, the leaders of Central and Eastern European countries, including myself as the president of Poland, have been consistently doing,” he told press in New York, according to Do Rzeczy.

“I emphasized several of the most important foundations in the scope of Russian aggression in Ukraine and the threats of hybrid warfare and the violation of the Polish air border by Russian drones,” Nawrocki said.

Nawrocki’s comments come after Trump appeared to sharply diverge from his past stance on Russia, calling instead for Ukraine to reclaim all of its lost territory in a Truth Social post. Previously, Trump was urging Ukraine to exchange territory for peace. In the same post, Trump referred to Russia as a “paper tiger” and also warned that Ukraine may even end up seizing Russia territory itself.

Nawrocki, seen as a hawk on the issue of Russia, is taking a victory lap along with other European leaders sharply opposed to Putin.

“I also referred to humanitarian issues, Poland’s tasks in the UN and all those issues that are most important to me as the president of Poland, also in the context of the European Union, or a certain permanent principle of compensation for war crimes and for provoking wars, which should be the basis for building our responsibility for the future of both civilization and the world in a forum such as the UN, “ he added. 

In other comments, Nawrocki also agreed with Trump that Europe was imploding over green policies and migration. He further stated that various other talks he held while in New York would prove beneficial for Poland and Poles going forward. 

Nawrocki is also reported to have met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and is expected to travel to Ukraine to further discuss economic and security matters.