- Poland is holding talks with France and a group of its closest European allies regarding an advanced nuclear deterrence program. We are arming ourselves with friends so that enemies do not dare to attack us - wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk on social media.

Polska prowadzi rozmowy z Francją i grupą najbliższych europejskich sojuszników w sprawie zaawansowanego programu odstraszania nuklearnego. Zbroimy się z przyjaciółmi, aby wrogowie nie ośmielili się nas zaatakować.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) March 2, 2026

- Some people are scaring again and spreading disinformation. They are known for it, but the facts are unequivocal: the situation in the Middle East does not affect the continuity of oil and fuel supplies to Poland, the system is working stably, PERN's warehouses and pipelines are operating without disruptions, Naftoport is fully ready, and the country's energy security remains ensured. We are monitoring the situation on an ongoing basis - wrote Adam Szłapka on social media.

Niektórzy znowu straszą i sieją dezinformację. Są z tego znani, ale fakty są jednoznaczne:

Sytuacja na Bliskim Wschodzie nie wpływa na ciągłość dostaw ropy i paliw do Polski, system działa stabilnie, magazyny PERN i rurociągi pracują bez zakłóceń, Naftoport jest w pełnej…

— Adam Szłapka (@adamSzlapka) March 2, 2026

- I don't know the name of the [PiS] candidate for prime minister, for the PiS candidate for prime minister. I have so many tasks as the President of Poland that it may surprise you, perhaps also the lady editor, but party politics has never drawn me in, nor does it draw me in today as the President of Poland - stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Government.

- Regardless of who it will be, he will definitely be a better prime minister than Donald Tusk in the future - he continued.

- There was money for Polish armaments, for the strategic investment program, there was the construction of CPK. Everything was happening. And now, for two days, wherever we look, there's no money. This worries me as President of Poland - stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Governments.

- I know that the law on term limits has not yet passed the Polish Sejm. It is also being analyzed by the Constitutional Tribunal, according to my information. There is no firm consensus in parliament, so my declaration won’t change much right now. Whether I help or not – stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Government.

- I haven't made a decision yet [regarding the SAFE implementing act]. As you, Madam Editor, and you all know, but I disagree with such a public presentation of the matter, because every logically thinking Polish citizen knows that without SAFE, the Polish Armed Forces were simply being built, if public finances were managed well - stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Government.

- Today, we live under the conviction that without SAFE, Poland's resilience cannot be built. This is such deep political engineering by the current government that the entire nation is caught up in emotions, believing Poland cannot be defended without the SAFE program. So, I ask myself – how was it possible to buy South Korean K2 tanks, HIMARS, and to arm the Republic of Poland without the SAFE program? We must clearly state that in the discussion, in the debate about SAFE, we are not touching upon a certain fragment and the clue to the situation we find ourselves in – that is, the fact that Donald Tusk's government destroyed Poland's public finances and is now trying to catch up. This is not being spoken about – stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Government.

- I became President of Poland so that the EU doesn't become a single state with a voivodeship called Poland. All these centralizing tendencies at the legal and legislative level will break against the Presidential Palace. This is obvious, this is a commitment I've made, but I also feel this internal, social, and political need - stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Governments.

- Unfortunately, I agree with this opinion, especially given what we are observing, that the EU is unfortunately ceasing to be the center of the world, and this is something we should probably fix - stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Governments.

- We must state clearly – the USA is our ally. There are 10,000 American soldiers in Poland, our economies cooperate with each other, Iran supported Russia, it wanted to build nuclear weapons, which was a threat to world order - stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Governments.

- This may also be an opportunity to appeal to the Polish government to work a little harder to help Polish tourists and residents in the Persian Gulf region - stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Authorities.

- I recall the times when, during 2023 and what was happening in Israel, the Polish state fulfilled its obligations towards Poles. And today, since morning, a wave of misunderstanding from Poles staying in the Persian Gulf region, in the UAE, has been flooding the Chancellery of the President as well - he continued.

- Certainly, we should not leave Poles alone in the Persian Gulf region. I am undertaking efforts in this direction and I demand this from the government - the president emphasized.

- Madam editor asks about the future. I will not predict the future. I believe that this situation will be resolved by our most important allies, namely the USA. However, looking at the American attack, having received news on an ongoing basis, but also before February 28th, I view it from a geopolitical perspective. We must be aware that geopolitically, Iran has been, and still is, a state that threatens a certain order of values, in which the USA, Europe, and Poland are also included. Iran was a regime, and is a regime, that persecutes Christians, but also a regime that supports the Russian Federation - stated President Karol Nawrocki during the European Congress of Local Governments.

- Therefore, we must look at what happened on February 28th: that thanks to the USA and President Trump's decisions, an ally of the Russian Federation, which poses a real threat to Poland, is being weakened - he continued.

- I find it very difficult to imagine [a third presidential bid]. Truly. I think we need to focus on what's here and now. Besides, election campaigns are incredibly, cosmically draining. Few people remember this, but I've been on the front line continuously since 2018, actually since 2017. Only the last few months haven't been like that. Donald Tusk returned, he was target number one for everyone else's hate. I was always number two. Consequently, the feeling that you can focus on your substantive work and work hard is also really nice sometimes, the feeling that, okay, we're doing this now, and as for what's next, we'll see - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- I'm not commenting on this topic because it would look like I'm trying to censor someone - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- Generally, I believe that if there is [a choice], it means we should try to choose people who don't particularly evoke emotions, right? And that's all I'll say because I don't want it to sound like I'm attacking any male or female journalist. However, it would be best to try to select people who are respected by the other side, not only respected but also considered relatively neutral. But that is very difficult today, and I think everyone latched onto Ms. Dorota, and if it weren't for her, it would be someone else they'd latch onto. Because it's easiest to say that this person is not entirely neutral - he continued.

- I also have that feeling [that Bogdan Rymanowski is an objective journalist], meaning, indeed, unfortunately, we have a tendency in journalism where some journalists, from both sides or even neutral ones, react a bit emotionally. If they bring emotions into the studio, then it's hard to talk. I don't like it; I like to talk, of course, I don't like talking to propagandists, because if I talk to a propagandist, it makes no sense, because they are not journalists at all. But I prefer to talk to a journalist who challenges me than one who, I see, agrees with me on everything, because it's better to talk to someone who challenges you. Provided that it's not just a reiteration of their own views - the Mayor of Warsaw emphasized.

- I even referred to him in one of my speeches. We had a very young guy from the United States working with us, who organized a lot of campaigns for Democrats, and before that, for Republicans as well. As a very young lad, 14-15 years old, he got involved in politics. And he said something like this, when he was 19, he said something like this  - listen, in my opinion, the attack on Nawrocki over the studio apartment and so on is too much, it will be exactly like with Trump. Meaning, if you tighten the screw too much and only talk about it and only chatter about it, people get this feeling – aha, they're beating up the guy, so we have to help him - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

The host asked about TVP – whether overly zealous journalists, who really wanted him to win, didn't harm him.

- Meaning, such an attack can always be exaggerated, or people say, okay, we've had enough of this, we know what we know, we want to focus on a normal campaign. So, in my opinion, yes. In my opinion, these attacks on Nawrocki became simply overheated at some point. And they led to the situation where these very serious problems, which in a normal election campaign should lead to the disqualification of a candidate, because I believe so, they somehow morphed in the eyes of many Poles into something like a witch hunt, right? - he continued.

- Plus, given this polarization, the narrative from the other side, that actually nothing happened, that President Nawrocki is actually a hero because he gave the studio apartment for social purposes, that it somehow broke through to people - emphasized the Mayor of Warsaw.

- I was and still am convinced that if I had won these elections, Poland would have seized its chance and we wouldn't have a conflict between a president who is solely programmed to obstruct the government from implementing its priorities. Because unfortunately, President Nawrocki is only interested in putting a spanner in the works, nothing more - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- Only a masochist would watch the media, watch and watch memes. Well, no, of course there's shock. It's because a lot of things are happening at once, firstly, it's the end of the campaign, so there's a huge relief and the adrenaline wears off. You're just hellishly tired. But there's immense shock, right? That we actually got a foothold - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- For me, it mostly caused annoyance, that damn it, what a chance and it didn't work out. I even used a stronger word on campus, because those were the feelings I had. Not depression, not regret, but simply annoyance that, damn it, it was really that close, that we could have done it - he continued.

- Meaning, nobody knew whether we had won or not. I don't know, I wasn't observing what was happening behind my back. However, it was a decision... People often ask if I made a mistake here. Perhaps so. We were receiving information, as if, that it would be better, not worse, and everyone there swore that these results would improve, not worsen - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- I already had such an experience in 2020, where I went in front of the cameras and said - we'll see, we'll wait, and so on, and so on, and so on. And here, as if, I concluded that I would again, as if, make such reservations and explain here, as if, with the possibility of assessing it, 7 months later, I had to keep a cool head and say - nothing is known - he continued.

- Well, but I did go out. I assumed everything was going in the right direction. I was optimistic, therefore, after a year of holding myself in check and watching every word so as not to make any mistakes, I decided to take a risk and assume that it had worked out. And it hadn't worked out - he emphasized.

- I mean, I believe that loyalty might be important too, but one needs to be a credible person. I thought that even if I… Because there were questions from some people saying – resign from your position as Vice-Chairman of Civic Platform and then you can criticize the government. But it seemed to me that one also needs to have some credibility. I am a member of Civic Platform, of Civic Coalition. It would look quite grotesque if I attacked them morning till night – said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- The government could have done more, you know, before those presidential elections and also communicated its achievements better, that’s for sure. But it was as it was, and also, I could have, on more than one occasion, lashed out at my coalition partners, right? But what for? Even today, I have this feeling that I could be telling you, right, how they made my election campaign difficult. But what would that give me? I mean, it would be pouring out a certain kind of frustration. Why? Especially since today I have this feeling that everyone on our side of the political scene should be doing everything to strengthen the current government coalition. Therefore, complaining, so to speak, about inconveniences, in my opinion, makes no sense at all – he continued.

- Yes, likely, to a large extent [that coalition partners did him more harm than Karol Nawrocki]. And, well, we live in such a reality. We have a certain kind of competition among everyone, and it often happens that everyone simply focuses their criticism on who is the strongest. Additionally, we had this very strong, anti-government or anti-establishment instinct. And all of that simply played its role - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- On the one hand, of course, that's untrue, because I'm no terrible leftist or revolutionary, I'm simply a person who believes, and life has taught me this, that when someone is attacked or is in a difficult position, you have to help them. And that's exactly what happened, that the LGBT community was being attacked by PiS, and I am a local government official. I am supposed to help those who - I see my mission, I interpret it this way - are being attacked - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- On the other hand, I prefer to have a label that isn't entirely true, but at least the reputation of a person who does what they believe in, not someone who always shirks from making decisions. And of course, looking back from today's perspective, one can say that certain things could have been handled differently. But if I had it in my head all the time that I wouldn't make any controversial decisions, then why be in politics? - he continued.

- It was the toughest campaign of my life. Why the toughest? Because it was the first major campaign, meaning the 2018 campaign, had such media interest, such scope, such dynamics, and I was also in the eye of the storm, almost like in a presidential campaign for the President of Poland, because PiS was in power then. It was a chance to regain local government. All eyes were on Warsaw and my duel with Patryk Jaki - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- And then, of course, for the first time I felt what it means to be attacked mercilessly, below the belt, by everyone. What real hate is, what provocations are, what it's like to have absurd accusations and dirt dredged up, to have family attacked. Therefore, I still believe that I wouldn't have managed in 2020, or if I had as thin skin as some other politicians, I would have been completely unprepared for that campaign, if not for 2018. Because 2018 made me a seasoned politician, who became hardened – forgive the pun – and who also gained a lot of resilience and thick skin. And then in 2020, it was much, much easier for me because I knew what to expect and I gained a lot of resilience to the attacks that I encountered - he continued.

- I've learned one thing, life has taught me this too, that it's a big risk, a very big risk to overdo it, and that paradoxically, if you are more cautious, you might indeed lose some of that freshness and the ability to persuade, that spark that makes people fall in love with such a politician - said Rafał Trzaskowski in an online interview with Żurnalista.

- But on the other hand, much more dangerous today, in this visual reality, where we also have the possibility of focusing only on short messages, it is much more dangerous when someone goes overboard and doesn't control their temperament sometimes - he continued.

- A fuel crisis is approaching. Petrol prices at petrol stations are rising. Will Donald Tusk's government do anything about it? Action must be taken - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in a recording published on social media.

Zbliża się kryzys paliwowy❗ – alarmuje Przewodniczący KP PiS @mblaszczak. Brak konkretnych kroków ze strony rządu może oznaczać rekordowe ceny dla kierowców📈

Czy rząd Donalda Tuska zrobi cokolwiek w tej sprawie⁉️ pic.twitter.com/2baXTwuP2P

— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) March 2, 2026

- This situation requires reflection and consideration of the direction PiS should take to regain the support we had in 2023. We did not govern because we lacked a coalition partner, but we won the elections by several percentage points over PO. Despite PO governing very poorly and failing to deliver on its electoral promises, over 2 years have passed, and support for PiS has dropped. Therefore, this reflection within the party is necessary for precisely this reason - stated Piotr Müller at a press briefing in the Sejm.

- We see our future in PiS. This is our party, unlike many other colleagues from our party, the only party we have been in, and therefore I hope it will remain so and this is what we are fighting for - stated Piotr Müller at a press briefing in the Sejm.

- PiS is once again adopting the tone of Kremlin propaganda. After attacks on the rearming of the Polish army, they decided today to announce a fuel crisis at petrol stations. Are you PiS being paid in rubles, or are you doing this for free? - Jan Grabiec wrote on social media.
 

PiS znowu w tonie kremlowskiej propagandy. Po atakach na dozbrojenie polskiej armii, postanowili ogłosić dziś kryzys paliwowy na stacjach benzynowych. Płacą wam @pisorgpl w rublach czy robicie to za darmo?

— Jan Grabiec (@JanGrabiec) March 2, 2026

- Today, we are also asking the Ministry of Finance if it is prepared to, for example, temporarily reduce excise duty and other fuel taxes in order to stabilize fuel prices if a crisis situation arises - stated Piotr Müller at a press briefing in the Sejm.

- We are receiving a lot of emails, phone calls saying Polish citizens are left to their own devices, that they can't even contact the appropriate diplomatic missions in the countries where they are currently staying. The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is simply scandalously suggesting to journalists asking about the fate of Polish citizens that these journalists allegedly wish for Polish planes to be shot at. This is simply an unprecedented situation - stated Piotr Müller at a press briefing in the Sejm.

- I recall many similar crisis situations in the past where we helped Polish citizens abroad. Whether it was an epidemic outbreak or various armed conflicts. Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that informing about the risk of war in one country absolves them of responsibility for all neighboring countries, or any responsibility for actions whatsoever - he continued.

- We expect, above all, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that they launch a very broad information campaign, the possibility of reaching the missions by phone. If you don't know how to do it, I encourage you to use the actions we took during the war, when there was a call center - emphasized the PiS MEP.

- I am for Ukraine's fastest possible accession to the European Union. Why? Because I believe, and let me be clear - I am a rational politician, this will not happen within a year, but I believe that the more politicians strive for it, the more we can simply try to shorten this three or four-year period. It can be shortened by half a year, by a year, by a year and a half. I saw, I was there, I touched everything that is happening there. These people need hope. These people need action - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty in an interview with WP.

- I have outlined the perspective of Ukraine's fastest possible accession to the European Union, and this is a perspective of the fastest possible. If we are talking about a six or seven-year perspective, then I would like Ukraine to join within, for example, three years or four years. Well, that is my perspective - the Marshal of the Sejm continued.

- A convention will be held this coming Saturday, where President Jarosław Kaczyński will present the candidate for the Law and Justice party - stated Mariusz Błaszczak on social media.

- Indeed, President Jarosław Kaczyński said in an interview with Radio Maryja that this information would be presented at the appropriate time. And that appropriate time is very soon - continued the head of the PiS parliamentary club.

- We are launching our offensive this coming Saturday. We are building a program, we will present proposals for Poland's development and for saving what the current coalition is destroying - Marek Suski said on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

The host, Grzegorz Kępka, returned to this topic a moment later, asking: - On March 7, Jarosław Kaczyński says that the march for power will begin. Will it be a convention? Will we learn the name of the candidate for Prime Minister in Hala Sokoła?

- You are invited - Suski replied.

However, the PiS MP did not want to reveal more details. - I am not authorized to reveal the backstage of our convention - he stated.

- We are simply starting the march to remove the harmful coalition that rules Poland today - he added.

- I think the issue of evaluating our government or building a program is an internal matter, and we can differ. Two gentlemen in the government [Patryk Jaki and Mateusz Morawiecki] were carrying out different tasks - Marek Suski said in the "Graffiti" program on Polsat News.

- I assess Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki as a very capable person who managed, both during the pandemic and during the war, and in that initial period when we were all afraid that the Russian army, almost Soviet - because they behave like the Soviets at the front - would soon be upon us, and the Prime Minister dealt with it - he stated.

- This is a German interest [the SAFE program]. Besides, Sikorski himself said during his exposé: “Germany armed to the teeth.” And who will guarantee that there won't be another Ribbentrop? - Marek Suski said on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- I am simply afraid of how heavily armed Germany will be. They have always attacked us, so let us do it here with our own money. Americans are also offering us loans, so it's not like we are unable to defend ourselves because there won't be an expensive loan. We don't know on what terms, at what interest rate, because this rate will be set every year, and the 'frankowicze' (people with Swiss franc mortgages) learned that a loan taken in foreign currency, not secured in any way, is very dangerous - he continued.

- And this conditionality, you know - the European Union can say at any moment: “No rule of law, no credit.” We already had an example of this when Civic Platform returned to power; in a single day - they did nothing - it turned out that rule of law existed in Poland - he added.

- I think there are many politicians in PiS, even, who believe that this SAFE program is simply a good program and they don't want to criticize it. I'm talking about at least a few, it even interested me, I checked it on my way here to the studio, so I think there are quite a lot of them - stated Adam Szłapka on Radio Zet.

- I don’t see such a need [for a government reshuffle before the holidays]. I think everything in the coalition is functioning well, there is a stable majority, and all parliamentary clubs supporting the coalition declare their willingness to cooperate with the government – stated Adam Szłapka on Radio Zet.

- There is no milestones mechanism in the SAFE regulation. Apparently, the person writing the justification used the word as a synonym for the implementation of subsequent investment stages. This is something completely different. What was part of such a large discussion and what is often manipulated by PiS politicians is the mechanism that Mateusz Morawiecki agreed to in the KPO program, which stipulated that to obtain money from the KPO, specific changes or reforms had to be implemented - stated Adam Szłapka on Radio Zet.

- Will soldiers oppose this [SAFE] program? Well, if any soldier were not just against this program, but one of the commanders invited PiS MPs to a ceremony, they were simply fired. And now there is someone who forbids us from speaking at the monument - said Marek Suski in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- There is discipline in the army, and today's government is ruthless. So, even those soldiers who have a different opinion remain silent, because they would simply be fired, stripped of their competencies, and perhaps face even greater penalties - he assessed.

- The situation in the Middle East can certainly influence an increase in fuel prices, in the short term. As for the long term, we will see how quickly the situation calms down. In recent months, as we know, gasoline has been cheaper than in previous years. I hope that any potential increase in fuel prices will be short-lived - stated Adam Szłapka on Radio Zet.

- I hope, of course, that the outcome will be a more stable situation in the Middle East. Everyone depends on the situation being stable, on there being peace. Iranians, Persians, are also a very experienced nation, especially in recent months and weeks after these very large protests, and they also deserve to simply have peace. We are counting on this situation finally being resolved - stated Adam Szłapka on Radio Zet.

- This very war [in the Middle East] shows that American equipment is the best, the most effective. It will also be cheaper than what we are theoretically supposed to buy from European Union countries, which have neglected their armaments and are 20 years behind the United States - said Marek Suski on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- This war shows exactly this - we must buy weapons from the United States, because, as can be seen, they are effective, precise, they are simply modern weapons. And as for what will be produced [in Europe], we don't know what it will be like, and Europe is behind the United States. It's simply a very large gap - he assessed.

"Poland is in contact with its allies, but it's not even appropriate for the government spokesperson to comment in such a way [whether Poland should support the US attack on Iran]. We are in contact, we are in NATO, we cooperate with allies, but Poland is not participating in this attack," stated Adam Szłapka in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Radio Zet.

- Regarding the SAFE program, it is indeed a program that might give us weapons in many years, because the factories where these weapon components are to be produced do not exist yet - said Marek Suski in a conversation with Grzegorz Kępka on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- It's interesting where [these weapons will come from]? If not from the United States, then from where? Germany will only build factories later. So, if there is a situation where we urgently need weapons, we have to buy them where they are already available, produced, and of high quality - he stated.

- The United States – Poland's greatest ally – lost three of its sons today in a retaliatory attack carried out by Iran. Several others were injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families - wrote Karol Nawrocki on social media.

- Before our very eyes, the dangerous Iranian regime is falling, a regime that armed Russia in its aggression against Ukraine and threatened other states in the Middle East. The coming days will be a time of decisive resolutions in this region. We stand with our allies! - the president emphasized.

Stany Zjednoczone - największy sojusznik Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - straciły dziś trzech swoich synów w ataku odwetowym przeprowadzonym przez Iran. Kilku innych odniosło obrażenia. Myślami i modlitwą jesteśmy z nimi oraz ich rodzinami.
Na naszych oczach upada groźny reżim…

— Karol Nawrocki (@NawrockiKn) March 1, 2026

At 12:00 PM, a press conference of PiS MEPs Waldemar Buda and Piotr Müller will be held in the Sejm.

At 3:30 PM in Mikołajki, President Karol Nawrocki will participate in the XI European Congress of Local Governments. The theme of the meeting is: "Objective: A Better Poland." The discussion will be led by editor Dorota Gawryluk.

At 4:50 PM – during the aforementioned EKL – a meeting will take place with the Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski. Earlier, at 12:30 PM, a conversation with the former Civic Platform (KO) candidate for the President of the Republic of Poland is also planned.

Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will participate in the ceremony at the White House for the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Michael Ollis. Captain Karol Cierpica, a Polish soldier whose life was saved by Ollis, will also attend the ceremony.