— SZEFERNAKER: IF PIS WERE GOVERNING, THE SUMMIT WOULD BE IN WARSAW, NOT PARIS – 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2025/02/17/

— SHOULD AN EXTRAORDINARY EUROPEAN SUMMIT TAKE PLACE IN PARIS DURING POLAND'S PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION? – JERZY HASZCZYŃSKI IN RZ: “Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated after a meeting with Pete Hegseth that the Polish-American alliance has never been stronger than it is now. In this context, one can ask why an extraordinary summit of European leaders, concerning Trump's plans for Ukraine and its surroundings, is to be held in Paris? Is France, traditionally American-skeptical, the right place? Especially during Poland's presidency of the European Union?”
https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art41809791-jerzy-haszczynski-w-paryzu-o-donaldzie-trumpie-i-ukrainie-dokad-zmierzamy

— LET'S NOT JOIN THE OUTRAGE OVER DONALD TRUMP, BUT LET'S OFFER HIM PARTNERSHIP – MAREK BUDZISZ IN RZ: “Paris's policy can be understood, as it doesn't risk much, having nuclear weapons and a distance from Russia that enhances France's security. But what are Warsaw's motives for joining the 'chorus of mourners' calling on America to invite Europe as a partner to peace negotiations?”

— EUROPE'S STRATEGIC INSIGNIFICANCE – BUDZISZ CONTINUES IN RZ: “Instead of drawing conclusions from what is happening, Europe is experiencing the fact that Donald Trump has decided to end the war in Ukraine by talking in a Washington-Moscow-Kyiv triangle. He did so because he could demonstrate Europe's strategic insignificance, which has not taken the necessary actions (referring to countries west of Warsaw) to increase its own capabilities. This, of course, concerns military capabilities, the importance of which is growing in times of global turmoil.”

— HAVING SYMPATHETIC PARTNERS IN WASHINGTON, BERLIN WAS THE MAIN "BRAKE" NOT ONLY ON KYIV'S ACCESSION TO NATO OR SENDING TAURUS MISSILES TO UKRAINE – BUDZISZ WRITES FURTHER: “Minister Pistorius even publicly proposed starting to talk about Ukraine's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance, forgetting that for the past three years, with sympathetic partners in Washington, Berlin was the main "brake" not only on Kyiv's accession to NATO or sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine, but also on seemingly less important matters, such as denouncing the Russia-NATO Founding Act, which excludes anything other than rotational presence of allied troops in Poland.”

— WE HAVE TODAY REACHED A STATE OF STRATEGIC SOVEREIGNTY IN NATO, WHICH EMMANUEL MACRON HAS BEEN STRIVING FOR FOR YEARS. ARE WE SATISFIED WITH THIS? – ASKS MAREK BUDZISZ IN RZ: “We have today reached a state of strategic sovereignty in NATO, which Emmanuel Macron has been striving for for years. Are we satisfied with this? Paris's policy can be understood, as it doesn't risk much, having nuclear weapons and a distance from Russia that enhances France's security. But what are Warsaw's motives for joining the 'chorus of mourners' calling on America to invite Europe as a partner to peace negotiations?”

— WHAT THEN IS THE REASON FOR THE MAJORITY OF UNITED STATES LAND FORCES TO BE STATIONED ON OUR CONTINENT IN THOSE COUNTRIES? – BUDZISZ AGAIN IN RZ: “The Pentagon chief's declarations, for example, about maintaining American aid for the modernization of our armed forces, indicate that America may be interested in such a scenario. We, unlike the Germans or Italians, are willing to spend up to 5% of GDP on security. What then is the reason for the majority of United States land forces to be stationed on our continent in those countries?”
https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art41810461-marek-budzisz-nie-przylaczajmy-sie-do-oburzenia-na-donalda-trumpa-ale-zaproponujmy-mu-partnerstwo

— EUROPEAN ELITES HAVE LONG LOST ALL OPENNESS TO CRITICISM OF THEIR OWN ACTIONS – MAREK CICHOCKI IN RZ: “It's not about following everyone now who points out the mistakes made in Brussels or in member states' capitals over the last dozen or so years under the banner and account of the EU. However, reacting to every criticism, whether through moral panic, outrage, dismissal, or exclusion, is becoming unbearable, especially when accompanied by progressive political degradation and Europe's dangerous weakness.”
https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art41810321-marek-a-cichocki-europa-obnazona-co-pokazuje-swiete-oburzenie-po-wystapieniu-j-d-vance-a

— 31 TRZASKOWSKI, 22 NAWROCKI, MENTZEN 17, HOŁOWNIA AND BIEJAT DISAPPEAR – LATEST OPINIA24 POLL FOR RMF.

— THE RULING COALITION HAD A TOTAL OF 48.67% IN DECEMBER IN THE SAME POLL, NOW IT HAS 37.7%
https://www.rmf24.pl/raporty/raport-wybory-prezydenckie-2025/news-mentzen-mocno-w-gore-liderem-nadal-trzaskowski-sondaz-opinia,nId,7913036

— THESE ELECTIONS WILL BE DECIDED BY THE RESULT OF A PLEBISCITE BETWEEN "LIBERAL" AND "ANTI-LIBERAL" POLAND, NOT THE QUALITY OF THE CAMPAIGN – CEZARY MICHALSKI IN INTERIA: “It has been a long time since there was such an important campaign conducted so blandly and predictably. 'This is a campaign for everything,' Donald Tusk and Jarosław Kaczyński repeat. They are right, but their diagnosis clashes even more strongly with the quality of their candidates. The outcome of the presidential elections will be decided by the quality of the 'hooks' on the candidates, not the quality of the candidates themselves. These elections will be decided by the result of a plebiscite between 'liberal' and 'anti-liberal' Poland, not the quality of the campaign.”

— MICHALSKI WRITES ABOUT THE PLATFORM YOUTH RAISED ON HIGH HEELS: “Rafał Trzaskowski is trying to be a 'candidate for hard times' (as times are getting harder), meaning he is trying to wear the heavy armor of Radosław Sikorski, which his party is placing upon him. Of course, everyone is wondering why Trzaskowski is being forced to be Sikorski when they gave up on Sikorski just a moment ago. But these are questions that should be asked to the Platform youth raised on 'Wysokie Obcasy' and salon snobbery. For them, Sikorski is still a right-winger, and they – unlike Tusk – still haven't noticed that Poland is right-wing, and Warsaw is worth a mass.”

— THE CONFEDERATES DO NOT HAVE A LEADER ON THE SCALE OF KACZYŃSKI – MICHALSKI CONTINUES IN INTERIA: “The Confederates do not have a leader on Kaczyński's scale; they don't have a leader at all, because when you have Bosak, Wipler, Mentzen, and Braun (or even just Braun's panting shadow overhead), you cannot speak of having a single leader. But PiS, if it takes too much of a hit in this campaign, will also no longer have a single leader. Morawiecki and Czarnek are arguing about everything; they just argued about Rafał Brzoska. However, as long as Kaczyński remains at the helm, they maintain the facade of 'loyal people of one and the same formation.' If Kaczyński were to weaken, their facade would also disappear.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-bezbarwna-prezydencka-kampania-o-powazna-stawke,nId,7912312

— A COUP in ŁÓDŹ PO. CEZARY GRABARCZYK CUTS OUT HANNA ZDANOWSKA – PIOTR BRZÓSKA IN GW: “Revolution, coup, uproar – this is how the media described the changes that took place on January 25th in the Łódź Civic Platform. The regional board, chaired by Cezary Grabarczyk, approved the establishment of seven new circles, which are the smallest 'cells' of the party. A seemingly innocent change had serious implications. The Łódź Circle, headed by Hanna Zdanowska, and to which she invites people on Facebook today, is no longer the only one in the city. Consequently, the president has ceased to be the head of the district structures of PO. She has lost her monopoly on power in the city. Grabarczyk has taken over the oversight of the circles.”
https://lodz.wyborcza.pl/lodz/7,35136,31689703,hanna-zdanowska-po-przewrocie-lodzkiej-po-chce-walczyc-o-piata.html

— BIRTHDAYS: Ludwik Turko, Marek Beylin, Łukasz Adamski, Krzysztof Kosiński, Joanna Skrzydlewska.