- There should be resignations there. The question is whose resignations, and whether they are even capable of any self-reflection. And the truth is, this matter [of what damaged the house in Wyryki] unfortunately harms us. Of course, we need to move past it, we need to continue convincing our allies and international opinion that it has no, because in essence it has no broader significance, nor should it, but this government itself generates problems that it later wants to bravely fight and shift blame onto the opposition - said Zbigniew Bogucki on Radio Wnet's Poranek (Morning Show).

At 10:30 AM, a press conference is scheduled with PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek and MPs Kamil Bortniczuk and Paweł Hreniak.

At 11:00 AM, Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek will hold a press conference. "A lot has accumulated," stated the head of the Ministry of Justice, "both on ministerial and prosecutorial matters."

At 1:00 PM, a meeting is expected between Marcin Przydacz, head of the Presidential Bureau for International Policy, and Marcin Bosacki, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Originally, the meeting was to concern the staffing of diplomatic missions, but yesterday Przydacz announced that he would also expect the Deputy Minister to provide explanations regarding his speech at the UN Security Council. "Since Minister Bosacki announced to the entire world that this house in Wyryki was destroyed by a Russian drone, and now 'Rzeczpospolita' writes something different, this is a certain kind of embarrassment for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," he stated.

- On September 12, even if such a note [from the Operational Command to the National Security Bureau] arrived, according to my information, it did not reach me, but according to my information, it did not contain these unambiguous statements regarding what happened in Wyryki - said Marcin Przydacz in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- The President of the Republic, who knew the content of this information, states directly that he was not fully informed by the Ministry of National Defence - he continued.

- You are saying, and this is a very clever move, that the Ministry of National Defence provided all the information it possessed at that moment. Perhaps the Ministry of National Defence itself does not control the situation and simply, perhaps the Ministry of National Defence itself did not have full information, but this does not reflect well on the Ministry of National Defence, but on the recipient of that information - he went on to say.

- [The president] requested additional information or a full report following the publication in Rzeczpospolita, and as far as I know, such a report [concerning the events in Wyryki] arrived at the chancellery late yesterday evening. However, I do not know its content as it is a classified report and I am not its recipient - said Marcin Przydacz on TVN24.

- This report was supposed to arrive by 6 PM yesterday, but it arrived after 9 PM - he continued.

- I believe it came from the headquarters. Yes [from the military] - he added when asked about its origin.

- It arrived late at night, I was no longer at the chancellery, so I don't know [if it satisfies the knowledge requirement] - he added.

- Russian disinformation is operating worldwide, and unfortunately, through Minister Bosacki's actions at the UN, we have poured water on the mill of Russian disinformation. Minister Bosacki showed photos of this house in Wyryki, after which I am convinced that today, across the entire global south, information is rushing that Poland has spread disinformation, that it wasn't a Russian drone, but its own missile, etc. – said Marcin Przydacz on TVN24.

- Why was this necessary? Wasn't it important to first verify and inform both the President and, evidently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because it's clear that the flow between the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also limited. We are all losing out because of this – he continued.

- Russians caused this situation, there is no doubt about that, no discussion. However, to avoid fueling Russian disinformation, we should wield the weapon of truth, and that was lacking here - said Marcin Przydacz on TVN24.

- In normal, professional diplomacy, it should be like this: a letter from the White House arrives at the Polish embassy, it is sent via diplomatic mail, and at the same time, a scan of that letter, if Mr. Director Klich has already read it, should be sent urgently to the Chancellery - said Marcin Przydacz on TVN24.

- And Mr. Director Klich, to my knowledge, did the exact opposite. He read it, went to the media, started saying he had the letter, put it on his desk, and went to sleep [...] he was woken up early in the morning by MFA officials due to the media discussion - he continued.

- If they weren't certain – I'm speaking about those in power, about the government, about Donald Tusk – that it might not have been a drone, but some other object, because today I can use such phrasing, then for goodness' sake, why does the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs go to the UN Security Council and present this house as an object destroyed by a Russian drone? - said Zbigniew Bogucki in an interview with Krzysztof Skowroński on Radio Wnet's Poranek.

- This is, after all, humiliating for this government, but unfortunately, it is also humiliating in the context of discussions regarding the Russian threat. They are behaving like children in a sandbox, - he assessed.

- If someone isn't sure, they don't use that argument. This is truly grist for the mill of Russian propaganda, - he added.

- Prime Minister Tusk emerges, whose people make a fundamental, schoolboy error, trip over their own feet, raise a topic about which they are uncertain, put it on the international agenda, and then the very same Prime Minister Tusk attempts to shield himself with soldiers - said Zbigniew Bogucki on Radio Wnet's Poranek (Morning Show).

- Mr. Tusk, this is not the soldiers' fault. No one here is attacking the Polish soldier; we all stand united behind the Polish uniform. It is the fault of you and your associates that if you lack certainty, you simply don't speak. [...] Today, the scandalous act of shielding oneself with soldiers is simply a sign of this government's weakness and incompetence - he continued.

"Surely we know that a rocket was launched from our F-16 and fell on a house in Wyryki [...]. The criticism is that it's immediately announced: 'as a result of an attack, a rocket fell on a house, and such things unfortunately happen due to the Russian attack'," said Przemysław Czarnek in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the "Sedno Sprawy" program of Radio Plus.

"The fact that this wasn't immediately communicated [...] at the next incident of this kind – and we must assume there will be more – will lead to much less faith in official communications and [...] there will be a plethora of fake news in the media space about whose rockets these are, and perhaps even Ukrainian ones, because this disinformation in the public sphere is vast, this Russian agent network is immense," he continued.

- But Law and Justice conceived Dr. Karol Nawrocki's candidacy - said Przemysław Czarnek on Radio Plus, when asked if the president, his influence, and his prospects posed a threat to PiS.

- To support a civic candidacy [...] you have to conceive it; you can't support it without conceiving it - he continued.

- The entire election campaign, which was conducted by Law and Justice and the Law and Justice election staff, financial resources collected by Law and Justice [...] experts, staff members [...] from Law and Justice, today in the Presidential Chancellery [...] apart from Sławomir Cenckiewicz [...] 4 key ministers, Bogucki, Szefernaker, Przydacz, Andruszkiewicz, these are directly people from Law and Justice - he went on to say.

- It would be difficult for us not to be pleased that Karol Nawrocki is showing tremendous activity, and our ministers are doing a great deal of work - he added.

- I am still a proponent of seeking coalition partners if they are needed. If we were to take power today, because Donald Tusk's government had fallen, then we would need to come to an agreement within this parliamentary majority. I don't expect it would be possible to reach an agreement with anyone other than Konfederacja, and for instance, PSL, or a portion of Polska 2050, or even individual MPs [...] from other political groups - said Przemysław Czarnek on Radio Plus, when asked about tensions between PiS and Konfederacja.

- It is absolutely clear, the openness to a coalition remains - he continued.

- There are 190 MPs in Law and Justice, and we genuinely hold diverse views. My views differ significantly from many other colleagues within Law and Justice - he continued, responding to the host's assertion that he probably hadn't heard the PiS chairman speak recently.

- Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński speaks about what he hears after we announced the Polish Declaration [...]. "Political gangster" is hardly the point. However, Mentzen said much worse things; Mentzen accused Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński of being responsible for the suicidal death of Andrzej Lepper, the illness of Prime Minister Gowin [...] and the very serious illness of Zbigniew Ziobro, and these are indeed offensive remarks. [...] Mentzen is not the entire Konfederacja - he added, when pressed on whether Jarosław Kaczyński was wrong to say he couldn't imagine a coalition with Konfederacja.

- A coalition with Mentzen is also possible, if Mentzen apologizes and truly comes to his senses - he stated, when asked: "a coalition with Konfederacja, yes, a coalition with Mentzen, no?".

"I don't know that. [...] Even looking at this situation [regarding communication about the damaged house in Wyryki], the sooner, the better. Because this government, unfortunately, in many matters – the fundamental, basic ones, not to mention the minor ones – is simply dramatically failing," said Zbigniew Bogucki on Radio Wnet's 'Poranek' (Morning Show), when asked about when snap parliamentary elections would take place.

"This matter, one could say, like a lens, perfectly illustrates that this government is not prepared to manage Polish affairs, especially in such a difficult time," he assessed.

– We are starting our visit to Kyiv with Minister Zalewski, Ambassador [Łukasiewicz], all our colleagues, and also representatives of the Polish Army. We began at a memorial site for Ukrainian soldiers. Thousands of photos on the wall, each with its own story. Together with Prime Minister Shmyhal, we laid flowers at this wall, which shows that the war here is ongoing – said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press briefing in Kyiv.

"The land on which Polish and Ukrainian blood has flowed. The perpetrator was the same."

– Now we are at the cemetery in Kyiv's Bykivnia, at the Commonwealth War Cemetery, in front of a wall with thousands of names, in a forest where our compatriots are buried, bestially murdered by the NKVD, especially after 1937, but also at other times – he continued.

– This same land drank the Polish blood of officers in Kharkiv, in the Katyń forests, and has now been steeped in the blood of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. So if anything can certainly reconcile us, unite us, it is the land on which Polish and Ukrainian blood has flowed. The perpetrator was the same – he pointed out.

Defense Minister on Meetings with Ukrainian Ministers

– Shortly, meetings with Minister Shmyhal, Minister Umerov. A whole series of discussions about what we can do together to defend ourselves, support each other, and acquire skills. We – to implement the experiences from the war in Ukraine, and Ukraine – must be drawn towards the Western world. Because the worst thing that could happen is to push Ukraine back towards Moscow – he stated.

"Drone Operation Skills." Deputy Prime Minister Announces Agreement Signing

As he announced: – We will sign specific agreements concerning cooperation between ministries, but also acquiring drone operation skills. Discussions will also cover the development of joint industry initiatives.

- We will organize regular conferences to showcase the work of both the Minister of Justice and the Prosecutor General. As you know, these two roles are still combined, and we will move towards separating them. However, for now, we want to do our utmost to reform both institutions and to be able to present our actions to you - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

"We are meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister once again to discuss important matters. It is obvious that we discussed what happened in Poland last week – the attack by Russian drones, the crossing of the Polish border," said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic.

"I thanked him and want to thank the Deputy Prime Minister once again for his strong words of support for Poland during this period, but also for such very real, tangible support – the provision of actual resources, three helicopters specialized in combating and destroying drones," he continued.

"We discussed the entire process of the civilized world's response to this incident. We agreed that in the face of Russia's imperial policy, this response must be firm and decisive, and that in such situations, essentially only a demonstration of force – the force of the entire civilized world – is the only appropriate response. And we witnessed such a reaction from NATO as a whole," he added.

- The topic of our discussions also included an agreement that we are finalizing. I believe that in the coming weeks, or perhaps even sooner, we will manage to sign it. It pertains to mutual cooperation regarding the police and combating crime, - said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic.

- I would like to focus on one issue that is hotly debated in the public sphere, namely the dismissal of presidents or vice-presidents [of courts] following negative opinions from judicial colleges. As you well know, judicial colleges were once organs of the court, but at the same time, bodies of judicial self-governance. Members of the college were elected by all judges of a given court and were meant to provide a counterbalance to the actions of the president, who was always appointed by the Minister of Justice - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

- These colleges, in the amended law, were transformed by Minister Ziobro and the then-ruling party into assemblies of presidents, also appointed by Minister Ziobro. [...] This principle of judicial independence and the separation of powers was undermined, because we had a court that was entirely managed by the minister's appointees - he indicated.

- Of course, we have the law, and some commentators say: we must apply this law. But ladies and gentlemen, the voices of legal doctrine today are unequivocal, and I have that support, for which I am grateful, when highly respected representatives of the academic world say: it's not only courts that must apply the jurisprudence of lawful Supreme Court judges or European tribunals, but also administrative bodies, such as the minister - he continued.

- Someone says: there is a presumption of a law's constitutionality. That was true until the case of 'Xero Flor v. Poland'. From that moment on, we have a completely deformed Constitutional Tribunal, and we can no longer, as before, seek a review of a law's constitutionality. We must apply the Constitution directly - he pointed out.

- So, in the case of these opinions [of judicial colleges], just as legal doctrine and the jurisprudence of European courts state, I simply do not apply certain solutions with full awareness, because we must reform the justice system and this entrenchment by laws, which are obviously and glaringly contrary to EU law and our Constitution - he emphasized.

- Please pay attention to Article 91 of the Constitution, which clearly tells us that if there is a conflict between an ordinary law and an international convention, and both European courts are established under conventions, [...] then if it cannot be reconciled, we choose the convention. It stands immediately below the statute in the hierarchy of sources of law. So, there is a substantive basis for my actions; there is a legal basis - he asserted.

- Such decisions are always made based on thorough analyses and information provided by Polish services [...]. As of today, we do not have such information, but every one of our borders is continuously monitored - said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic, when asked whether the reinstatement of temporary controls at the border with Slovakia was planned.

- No, currently, and we will repeat this very firmly and decisively, today the battle for the integrity of the European Union's borders and for the security of Poles is being fought on the eastern border, on the Polish-Belarusian border, and it is there that a significant portion of resources, both of the Border Guard and the army, is deployed to protect that border - he continued.

- Regardless of the emotions that various politicians in Poland want to stir up, let us remember that illegal migration and hybrid warfare using migration are the domain of those in the East, and that is why the main battle for the integrity of our borders is being fought there - he added.

- Concrete talks are already underway with representatives of the State Treasury Solicitor's Office [...], regarding the real possibilities of filing so-called recourse claims against individuals who are so-called neo-judges in the Supreme Court. Here we have a simple situation: someone received their title through a flawed procedure, and for European courts, our courts, or even legal Supreme Court judges, they are not a court. They do not constitute a court. Yet they continue to receive remuneration, they still wear their robes, they enter the courtroom, and we pay for their mere presence, - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

As he explained: - If a public official, or indeed any other person, through their own fault causes damage, then the one who paid for that damage has the right to seek recovery of those funds through so-called recourse. Therefore, for me, it is a completely unacceptable situation when the state budget [...] has to pay compensation for ECtHR judgments, merely for their participation in courtroom proceedings.

- These are excellent lawyers; they know that their actions will lead to compensation. Today, they can no longer claim ignorance, because we have well-established jurisprudence that is binding upon us, - he noted.

- So I would like to initiate this procedure, and I would also like to ask these individuals, to appeal to their legal consciences, to truly reconsider their actions, because I am quite consistent in these efforts and I will initiate such recourse claims, - declared the Minister of Justice.

- "When we closed this border, we made it very clear that this border [with Belarus] is not closed for the duration of the Zapad exercises, but because of them. Therefore, this border will be reopened and operational only when we are 100% certain that we face no danger, no provocations," said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic.

- "Just last night, for instance, we saw, the Border Guard observed heightened activity of drones, Belarusian and Russian drones, which attempted to cross Polish airspace. It's clear that the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border remains very, very tense," he continued.

— I have appointed a team directly subordinate to the Prosecutor General. It consists of four prosecutors; I will not disclose their names at this moment, as they are not relevant. Informally, we refer to it as the Team for Actions Involving Neo-Judges in the Supreme Court, as well as in the Supreme Administrative Court, announced Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

— This team is already operational. Its first working meeting took place today, he added.

— A prosecutor can participate in any ongoing proceedings. I would like prosecutors to participate in those proceedings that will lead to compensation claims against the State Treasury. They will come, submit formal motions in these proceedings, and you will see their actions. I believe I might inform you in about two weeks when the team members will appear for the first time in the Supreme Court in cases involving neo-judges, where such cases are put on the docket, he announced.

— The Public Prosecutor's Office can join any ongoing case. It is an advocate for the public interest. I would like us to do everything within the framework of existing law to halt those cases that generate compensation claims [from the State Treasury], he continued.

"I am against any such bans, especially those impacting broadly understood economic activity. Councillors' mandate on this issue is a free one, and they are making the decision today," Marcin Kierwiński said at a press conference with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic, when asked if he supports introducing an alcohol sales ban and why Civic Coalition (KO) councilors are voting against Rafał Trzaskowski's proposal.

"You claimed they are voting against the Mayor; you put forward that thesis. I am in contact with both Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and the councilors. I believe that the decisions made today at the City Council will be jointly agreed upon by the councilors and the Mayor. I'm not even sure if those decisions haven't already been made," he continued.

"I am not a proponent of top-down bans that are supposedly meant to solve problems. I am rather a supporter of effective preventative programs, and Civic Coalition councilors in Warsaw, together with the Mayor of Warsaw, will present such a program. It will also include certain pilot elements," he added.

During a session of the Warsaw City Council dedicated to the introduction of a nighttime alcohol ban within the city, Maciej Fijałkowski, a representative of Warsaw's Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, announced:

- On behalf of the Mayor, I request the withdrawal of project, document number 550, from today's agenda and the simultaneous introduction of two draft resolutions [...]. These are draft resolutions concerning the request for opinions from the district councils of the Capital City of Warsaw regarding a draft resolution of the Capital City of Warsaw Council on introducing a restriction on the nighttime sale of alcoholic beverages intended for consumption outside the point of sale within the Śródmieście district. And concurrently, a second draft with the same title, referring to the Praga Północ district.

This means that the Mayor of Warsaw has backed down from his own proposed project, which aimed to restrict nighttime alcohol sales from 11 PM to 6 AM.

Earlier, Jarosław Szostakowski, head of the Civic Platform (PO) councillors' club, presented a position in which they argued that introducing a city-wide nighttime alcohol ban “is not proportionate to the scale of the problem and generates high social and economic costs.” The position proposed the introduction of a pilot nighttime alcohol ban in Śródmieście and Praga Północ – precisely what the mayor's representative has now submitted.

As Rafał Trzaskowski himself wrote, absent from the proceedings: - The restrictions would apply primarily in two key districts: Śródmieście and Praga-Północ. I respect the opinions of Warsaw residents, which they expressed during social consultations, and we are taking a step in this direction as part of a pilot program, similar to what has happened in many cities.

- This solution will have the support of the majority of the Council. Step by step. Moving forward - added the Mayor of Warsaw.

Ograniczenie nocnej sprzedaży alkoholu w @warszawa - wykonujemy pierwszy krok.

Ograniczenia obowiązywałyby w pierwszej kolejności na terenie dwóch kluczowych dzielnic: Śródmieścia i Pragi-Północ.

Szanuję zdanie warszawianek i warszawiaków, którzy wyrazili je podczas…

— Rafał Trzaskowski (@trzaskowski_) September 18, 2025

"There's a proposal (mind you, not yet voted on) – an alcohol-free night on a pilot basis in two districts. So, Warsaw's booze tourism, let the games begin! Seriously?! What lobby is behind this madness?" – wrote Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz on X.

Update warszawski. Jest propozycja ( uwaga jeszcze nie przegłosowana) - noc wolna od alkoholu pilotażowo w dwóch dzielnicach. Czyli warszawska turystyka alkoholowa czas start!
Serio?!
Jakie lobby stoi za tym szaleństwem.

— Katarzyna Pełczyńska (@Kpelczynska) September 18, 2025

- I found it somewhat hard to believe what I saw: the withdrawal of a resolution and the introduction of a statement, followed by the information that because it is a statement, you will not allow district councillors to speak who wish to address this problem, the issue of safety in their districts. I believe, Madam Chair, that this is irresponsible - said Adrian Zandberg during a session of the Warsaw City Council concerning the restriction of nighttime alcohol sales.

- You are not only failing to listen to the voice of residents who clearly stated they want a change in the rules, but you are also not allowing local district officials to speak - he continued.

- Forgive me, Mr. Chairman Szostakowski, but perhaps it's worth checking in a dictionary what the word "civic" once meant. It does not mean serving lobbyists and a handful of businesses who are now profiting from the lack of safety on Warsaw's streets; rather, it means listening to citizens - he emphasized.

- The results of the public consultations were clear. What you are doing as part of internal power struggles within the ruling party, as part of undermining Rafał Trzaskowski by the Warsaw authorities of PO, is simply not fair to residents who want safe streets. […] This statement, which is not a resolution precisely so that it lacks the power of a resolution, contains promises that you have not fulfilled so far and will not fulfill - he pointed out.

- Unlike our colleagues from the Left, we do not believe that these problems are global in nature. We do not believe that each of the 350 alcohol retail outlets, about half of which are petrol stations, is a source of problems for residents of nearby homes and estates - said Jarosław Szostakowski during a session of the Warsaw City Council concerning restrictions on night-time alcohol sales.

- Therefore, we should solve problems, not introduce ideologically charged solutions. The Left has a long history in Poland of introducing alcohol bans. These are not only related to recent years. The longest ban, which was introduced in the 1980s, was implemented by Jaruzelski's left-wing communist government. At that time, it was in effect until 1 PM - he continued.

In a subsequent statement, he added: - I would not dare to say that an alcohol sales ban is a communist solution, because it is not. I said something else: that the Left in Poland has experience with a communist government that introduced such a ban.

- Historically, the biggest alcohol sales ban was introduced in the 1930s by the United States. There, it was precisely the Ku Klux Klan that initiated this process. Therefore, I would not dare to say that this is a communist solution - he stated.

"The Streisand Effect in practice – Civic Platform took away the voice of Razem party councilors on the City Council, so now they can listen to them in national media," Adrian Zandberg wrote on X.

"We have a problem with public safety. It's time to solve it, not to pander to lobbyists of companies that profit from it," he added.

Efekt Streisand w praktyce – Platforma Obywatelska odebrała radnym @partiarazem głos na Radzie Miasta, więc teraz może ich posłuchać w ogólnopolskich mediach

Mamy problem z bezpieczeństwem na ulicach. Czas go rozwiązać, a nie wysługiwać się lobbystom firm, które na tym zarabiają pic.twitter.com/6n2fkO7L2I

— Adrian Zandberg (@ZandbergRAZEM) September 18, 2025

"Warsaw under the Trzaskowski–Szostakowski duo is a recipe for chaos. First the Code Museum, then colanders on heads, today staged conflicts in the Council and an alcohol sales ban introduced recklessly, fueled by Civic Platform's frenzy (the topic was finally postponed). Party activists block residents; they also blocked those evicted from tenements. Local government democracy? In the capital, it's some kind of joke" - Jacek Ozdoba wrote on X.

Warszawa pod duetem Trzaskowski–Szostakowski to przepis na chaos. Najpierw Muzeum Kodu, potem durszlaki na głowie, dziś ustawki w Radzie i zakaz sprzedaży alkoholu wprowadzany na wariata i to przy amoku PO (finalnie temat odłożony). Mieszkańców blokuje partyjny aktyw, wyrzuconych… https://t.co/eE7xztovPR

— Jacek Ozdoba (@OzdobaJacek) September 18, 2025

"According to the report, the accounts "Stół dorosłych" and "Wiesz jak nie jest" spent more on promotion in a week than any of the official election committees. 1.5 million PLN in support for bashing political opponents from an outside, foreign source – that's no small matter," Anna Maria Żukowska wrote on X.

Według raportu, konta "Stół dorosłych” i "Wiesz jak nie jest” w ciągu tygodnia wydały na promocję więcej niż którykolwiek z oficjalnych komitetów wyborczych. 1,5 mln zł wsparcia w waleniu w przeciwników politycznych z obcego, zagranicznego, źródła, to jednak nie byle co. https://t.co/pyxhc83DBo

— Anna-Maria Żukowska 💁🏻‍♀️ (@AM_Zukowska) September 18, 2025

- Coordination and cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidential Palace are indicated and necessary. As you know, the Constitution divides competencies here between the President and the government, between the government and the President; the Constitutional Tribunal's ruling from 2009 obliged both the President to cooperate with the government and the government to cooperate with the President – said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after a meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcin Bosacki.

- What is needed here is simply cooperation, and this cooperation, I am convinced, will be our part in the coming weeks and months – he continued.

- We have also established the flow of relevant documents, while upholding constitutional principles. In this sense, documents and the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, relevant briefing materials, will be sent to the Chancellery of the President, and also, if the government deems it appropriate, the position of the Council of Ministers - said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after a meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcin Bosacki.

- However, this cannot in any way be treated as any kind of instruction, as it has appeared from the statements of government representatives. It is simply a position that can be taken into consideration. The President has his personal mandate and constitutional, statutory competence to pursue this policy - he continued.

- We also agreed on the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As has been a good tradition, it is the President who decides who participates in his delegation. There will be situations, as in recent visits, where a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be part of the President's delegation. However, there may naturally be visits where the participation of an MFA representative will not be necessary from the perspective of Poland's interests, from the perspective of the President's needs - said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki.

- We believe that all these candidacies [for ambassadors], which were discussed and processed during the term of the previous President, must obviously be redone. Given that there is a different person in the office of the President of the Republic, it will be President Karol Nawrocki who will ultimately sign the letters of credence if necessary. Therefore, the appropriate documents in the form of a request for consent, preliminary consent, must be addressed to the correct address - said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki.

- A meeting took place, which we had been seeking for 1.5 months, actually even longer, because even before President Nawrocki's inauguration, we asked [...] for such a meeting with representatives of the new president. We are pleased with the fact of this meeting - said Marcin Bosacki at a press conference after meeting with the head of the Presidential Bureau of European and Presidential Affairs, Marcin Przydacz.

- It proceeded in a concrete and civil atmosphere, for which we are grateful. However, it also naturally brought about many differences of opinion, which the government of the Republic of Poland, especially the unit implementing foreign policy, i.e., the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed by Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski, will resolve in accordance with the constitution and Polish law - he stated.

- This is an important message for all those who are being sounded out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the government regarding possible candidacies - said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki.

- President Karol Nawrocki is speaking plainly: any person who, contrary to his preliminary consent, contrary to the positive signal that should first come from the Presidential Palace, participates in this not entirely legal procedure that bypasses regulations, involving a request for agrément from the host country, involving the foreign affairs committee, if such a person participates in this procedure while bypassing preliminary consent, will no longer be able to obtain approval for their application to be an ambassador during President Karol Nawrocki's term - he continued.

- Simply put, such a person who bypasses current practice, bypasses current tradition and truly acts by bending legal regulations solely to exert pressure, will not be able to obtain final consent for their candidacy as an ambassador - he went on to say.

- We have received an assurance from Minister Marcin Przydacz that Deputy Foreign Ministers will be taken on the vast majority of the President's trips – in line with a tradition spanning 30 years of the free Republic of Poland – in order to be at the President's disposal with their knowledge and the knowledge of the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and with the government's positions on specific issues – said Marcin Bosacki at a press conference following a meeting with Marcin Przydacz, the head of the Presidential Bureau of Meetings.

- Who better than Minister Sikorski can say that not every battle can be won? Indeed, the minister has already lost very, very many battles in his career. In the case of Mercosur, the government has also lost this battle, because as we all know, the blocking minority for the agreement with Mercosur existed, it existed until December 2023, and immediately after Prime Minister Tusk took office, this minority disintegrated – said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki.

- Today it is very difficult to rebuild it. Of course, President Karol Nawrocki is undertaking all actions, he has spoken in Paris, Rome, Helsinki, and Vilnius with the aim of attempting to rebuild this blocking minority. It is, of course, a very, very difficult process, not impossible, of course, but every effort must be made to try to achieve this. However, it may turn out that [...] at this stage, with such significant delays already on the government's side, there will be no possibility for such actions – he continued.

- A certain proposal was made by the President during a conversation with Prime Minister Tusk regarding the resolution of the ambassadorial issue. I was ready today to discuss this proposal. I don't want to speak about it directly, as it is currently only taking place between the President and the Prime Minister, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received, has not been informed by the Prime Minister about this proposal [...] we do not have the authorization to discuss it – said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after a meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcin Bosacki.

- This is another example showing that within the government, between ministers, or between the Prime Minister and his Deputy Prime Minister, there is a lack of information flow - he continued.

- We did not discuss personnel [...] our position regarding Mr. Bogdan Klich, the head of mission – that's the term for him – is negative. We believe this is an unsuitable candidacy, and he is improperly performing his duties. The sooner the government withdraws this candidacy, the better for Poland, – said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki.

- After the withdrawal, we can, of course, discuss. We are open to proposing a suitable, good candidate who must ultimately receive approval from all three institutions: namely, the President, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, - he continued.

- Minister Sikorski has repeatedly stated that – particularly with a new president, there's a new opening – he is ready to discuss both candidacies [for ambassadors] already put forward and those to be considered in the future, and that a compromise is possible, said Marcin Bosacki at a press conference after a meeting with Marcin Przydacz, head of the presidential BPM.

- However, for this compromise, both gentlemen – namely, the President and Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski – must agree in accordance with the law and based on the provisions of the Constitution. It cannot be a dictate from one side. We will certainly not agree to that, he indicated.

- Minister Sikorski is ready for a compromise on personnel matters. The only condition is that their direct meeting must finally take place, he emphasized.

- Yes, it was discussed [the topic of the letter from the White House to President Nawrocki], not the content, but the method of sending letters by the embassy in Washington. And we all agreed in this group, including representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the way this matter was handled by the embassy in Washington was far from perfect, to put it mildly – said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference after a meeting with Deputy Head of the MFA Marcin Bosacki.

- It simply seems more professional that the letter first reaches its addressee, and only then can one comment on its existence. Mr. Director Klich decided it would be the other way around: first the media would discuss it, and only later would the president find out - he continued.

- The President is heading to the United Nations General Assembly on Sunday, and will begin, as always, with a meeting with Poles [...] but the main objective is the address at the UN General Assembly - said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference following a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki.

- On the sidelines of this visit, a series of meetings will also take place, bilateral meetings, multilateral meetings, in various formats [...] of course, there will be direct contact with the most important figures in world diplomacy, including, I am convinced, direct contact with President Donald Trump - he continued.

- In the UN, in that small [...] hall, everyone is present, so these contacts are essentially obvious, they will talk to each other in various formats, so certainly at least a brief exchange of opinions and views with the President of Ukraine may also occur there - he went on to say, when asked about the President of Ukraine.

"Poland has one and must have one foreign policy; in fundamental matters, this is obvious," stated Adam Szłapka in an interview with Polsat News.

- The President spoke a great deal during his visit to Germany about reparations, and the only response from the German government or the office of the President of Germany was that this matter is closed. So, we will see here, we can keep our fingers crossed for the President, however, it will be very difficult in this regard. Nevertheless, no one will hinder the President in this matter - said Adam Szłapka in Polsat News.

- It is within the competence of each local government, it is the local governments that decide on this [...]. Parliament will not decide on this, I probably, if I were a councilor in any city, for example Poznań, I would make the same decision as the Poznań councilors in this matter - said Adam Szłapka in Polsat News, when asked if he supports nighttime prohibition.

- After several days of very good cooperation, there was a glitch, and I hope it has now been clarified. The military, with all the information it possessed, its hypotheses, and assumptions – often classified, as is the nature of things – kept all institutions, the government, the president, and the Ministry of National Defence informed on an ongoing basis - said Adam Szłapka in "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News, when asked about the damage to the house in Wyryki.

When Piotr Witwicki noted that the Chancellery of the President claims otherwise, he replied: - There were documents on this matter. [...] I assure you that the Operational Command of the RSZ informed both the Minister of National Defence, meaning the government, and the President through the National Security Bureau (BBN).

- The Operational Command of the RSZ informed all institutions that should have been informed, namely the government and the President through the National Security Bureau (BBN), about its findings - he assured.

- I don't like the fact that such a large and magnificent building is in the city center, in such a crucial location - Adam Szłapka said in Polsat News when asked if the Russian embassy should be relocated.

- Not everything can be resolved with Sejm resolutions, and I think Law and Justice is perfectly aware of this. However, these are matters where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes the lead, and I think it will prepare the government's position on this matter - he continued, when pressed about the PiS draft resolution on this issue.

- I participated in a meeting at 6:30 AM at the National Security Bureau (BBN) with the President and the Prime Minister. The military provided both gentlemen with exactly the same information. The same information was conveyed at the National Security Council, and there is a communication on this matter from the Operational Command of the Armed Forces that all information regarding this case was transmitted promptly, without any delay or exclusion of anyone - said Adam Szłapka in “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News, referring to the incident of the damaged house in Wyryki.

- I am absolutely certain that the state truly acted, all procedures worked. […] Unnecessarily, I think, someone from the President’s entourage poured such unnecessary political fire into this discussion, because truly all information was being conveyed - he pointed out.