— MORAWIECKI: TUSK SHOULD PRAY FOR NAWROCKI'S VICTORY, AS HE WILL LOSE CONTACT WITH THE USA – 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2025/03/13/

— TRUMP MUST BE CREDITED WITH GOOD INTUITION ON UKRAINE – MARIUSZ ZAWADZKI IN GW: “Prolonging the war is a defeat for Ukraine, Russia, and Europe. Yet, neither Biden, Macron, nor Scholz has said enough is enough – only the brazen Trump. (...) Incidentally, before we accuse Trump of betraying Ukraine, it’s worth remembering his past merits. ‘When I first became president, I gave you missiles, while previously Obama gave you sleeping bags’ – Trump shouted at Zelensky, and that was a rare instance when he spoke the truth and didn’t exaggerate at all.”

— AN ARMISTICE SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT ENDED THE KOREAN WAR IN 1953 IS THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME – ZAWADZKI FURTHER IN GW: “An armistice similar to the one that ended the Korean War in 1953 is the best possible outcome. Without an official peace, without recognition of new borders, but with no chance for Ukraine to regain its lost territories in the foreseeable future. The later such an armistice is concluded, the more blood will be shed without any chance of victory.”
https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,31762403,zawadzki-trzeba-trumpowi-oddac-ze-w-sprawie-ukrainy-ma-dobra.html

— FEARS THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL REDUCE ITS MILITARY PRESENCE IN POLAND ARE UNFOUNDED – PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA IN FT: “Fears that the United States will reduce its military presence in Poland are unfounded. We are a credible ally for the USA, and they also have their own strategic interests here.”

— DUDA ON TRUMP'S DIPLOMACY: “This is not delicate diplomacy; it is hardball. In my opinion, it’s not that President Trump is only nice and gentle towards Russia. (...) I think he is using (certain) instruments against Russia, even if they are not as (...) visible as those he uses towards Ukraine.”

— ONE DOES NOT DISCUSS WITH THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION ON TWITTER (NOW X); IT IS DONE THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS – PAD ALSO IN FT.

— DUDA ACCUSES THE EC OF TURNING A BLIND EYE TO WHAT TUSK IS DOING IN POLAND DUE TO PARTY ALLIANCES: “He accused the European Commission of turning a blind eye to the institutional conflict in Poland after allegedly taking ‘many actions’ for Tusk to return to power in 2023. ‘The European Commission is now pretending not to see it,’ Duda said. ‘And you know why? Because Prime Minister Tusk is a member of the same European party as most members of the European Commission, including its President [Ursula von der Leyen]’.”
https://on.ft.com/41Noq4z

— THE TRUMP ROULETTE MAY PAY OFF FOR DUDA AND PiS – JACEK GĄDEK IN NEWSWEEK: “The unpredictability and contradiction of Trump’s and his administration’s messages are unprecedented in the history of the United States. They surpass the first Trump administration. However, regardless of what Trump says and does, Duda and PiS have already bet everything on him. They supported him in the election campaign, they celebrated his victory. It was and still is a gamble. In today’s social reality, PiS and Duda may not lose at all. Because if Trump forces, sooner or later, at least a ceasefire and people stop dying, it will be the ultimate proof for the Presidential Palace and Nowogrodzka that the risk paid off. Today, however, no one can predict whether Trump’s reset with Russia will end the war or turn out to be another historical mistake.”

— FOR POLES, AMERICANS ARE THE GUARANTOR OF SECURITY – GĄDEK ON PiS POLLS: “PiS commissioned polls for the presidential campaign, and the conclusions were: for Poles, Americans are the guarantor of security. Therefore, PiS began to accuse Prime Minister Donald Tusk of initiating an ‘anti-American rebellion,’ which – also knowing the pro-American sentiment of Poles – the Prime Minister began to deny and speak of the necessity of an alliance with the USA regardless of circumstances.”
https://www.newsweek.pl/polska/polityka/amerykanska-ruletka-pis-i-andrzeja-dudy-ten-hazard-moze-im-sie-oplacic/ll1l2np

— NAWROCKI WILL HAVE MORE SIGNATURES THAN TRZASKOWSKI – KAMIL SZEWCZYK IN SE: “As 'Super Express' has learned, PiS-backed presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki (42) is said to have collected as many as 1.3 million signatures and will submit the documents to the National Electoral Commission early next week. – We will have more signatures than Rafał Trzaskowski, who collected about 1.1 million – a key PiS politician tells us.”
https://polityka.se.pl/wiadomosci/rejestracja-kandydata-popieranego-przez-pis-w-pkw-nawrocki-przebije-trzaskowskiego-aa-8Ed5-JgBF-DfNS.html

— WOJCIECH CZUCHNOWSKI IN GW PUBLISHES TRANSCRIPT OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MATĘCKI AND COLLEAGUES: “On April 8th, it was already known that PiS suffered a defeat both in Zachodniopomorskie and in the rest of the country. This negatively affects the group’s morale. Patrycja Sz.: ‘Darek is driving me crazy. I’m leaving this group. (...) I’m warning you, next elections I either get the first spot, or don’t call me.’ Mateusz W.: ‘I definitely don’t intend to run anywhere else from PiS.’ Matecki: ‘We have to wait for PiS to return to power with Deputy President Jaki [Patryk Jaki], and then build our support.’ Patrycja Sz.: ‘You can wait for the ABW or death.’ Mateusz W.: ‘We messed up the next elections wherever we could. God clearly wants to tell us something. That we’ve forgotten about Him.’ Matecki: ‘We need to pray more often.’”
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,31763502,przetrwamy-to-ziomeczki-wyborcza-ujawnia-jak-matecki.html

— INVASION OF ELECTRIC PSEUDO-BIKES. I HEAR A ROAR BEHIND ME, A COURIER OVERTAKES ME IN A SECOND – SŁAWOMIR SZYMAŃSKI IN GW: “Meanwhile, the couriers’ vehicles start, accelerate, and travel without any muscle power – solely on an electric motor. Some have ordinary bicycle frames with powerful batteries on them, often two, sometimes simply attached with tape – garage modifications. They are also significantly heavier than ordinary bicycles. Regardless of how they look, they should have license plates, third-party liability insurance, and move on the roads along with cars.”
https://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,35771,31762150,slysze-za-plecami-huk-kurier-wyprzedza-mnie-w-sekunde-inwazja.html

— BIRTHDAYS: Bartłomiej Wróblewski, Artur Soboń, Łukasz Pawłowski (from the city hall), Piotr Borawski.