– Of course, first and foremost, the Polish army – strong, well-trained, numerous, equipped with the most modern hardware, much of which is used by Americans today – that is, one might say, the second pillar of Polish security, or the presence of Americans alongside, I emphasize, alongside the strength and effectiveness of the Polish army – stated Zbigniew Bogucki on the program “No Evasions. Political Conversation on Trójka” aired on PR3, when asked whether the president would raise the topic of the presence of American troops in Poland during his visit to the White House, in the context of various associated challenges.

– The threat is how some European leaders are behaving today, primarily here I mean Germany, whose interest it is for America not to be economically present, or to be present to a lesser extent, in Europe, because that creates space for German business and industry. But why, for heaven's sake, does the Polish government, which has completely different interests, align itself with this? I don't know. I appeal to, or rather, I recall here that unfortunately already famous 'nomen-omen' document on security – though it's hard to speak of security within it – which anticipates pushing the United States out of Europe – he continued.