On March 25, Joe Biden flew to Poland. US leaders met in Rzeszów-Jasionka with American troops from the 82nd Airborne Division, which arrived in Podkarpacie in recent weeks as part of strengthening NATO’s eastern wing. A day later, the US president had a conversation with Andrzej Duda. The American politician also came to the National Stadium in Warsaw, where, accompanied by Mateusz Morawiecki and Rafał Trzaskowski, he visited the PESEL numbering point for refugees from Ukraine. Joe Biden is also expected to give a special speech at the Royal Palace.

Joe Biden in Poland. World media commentary

The US leader’s visit to Poland was widely commented on by the foreign press. According to the New York Times, “Poland has become the axis around which Western expectations revolve.” “President Biden’s decision to make Poland the only European stop after the NATO summit in Brussels reflects a new reality created by the war in Ukraine: Poland has suddenly become the axis on which Western hopes and Russian anger revolve,” he said. write. The American daily stressed that “Poland, which has long been on the fringes of Europe, is now in the limelight”.

In contrast, the Washington Post wrote that “Joe Biden’s visit to Poland reflects the country’s location at the center of the refugee crisis.”

The Spanish daily “El Pais” noted that “Poland is the only neighboring country to Ukraine that the US President visited during his trip to Europe”. Journalists also referred to George Bush’s visit to Poland in 1989, which came one month after the first free elections, after decades of communist dictatorship in the Soviet bloc.

World media on Biden’s visit to Poland

The British “Guardian” noted that “the visit of the US President is a symbolic expression of support for Eastern European countries who are experiencing how Russian aggression is wreaking havoc in their environment.”

The German station Deutsche Welle drew particular attention to Biden’s meeting with soldiers of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. Journalists noted in their report that “Joe Biden said he wanted to visit our country to emphasize that the assistance provided by Poland is very important, as Europe is experiencing the biggest refugee crisis since World War II.”

Portuguese RTP television estimated that “Poland’s position in the NATO structure has significantly improved after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and our country is now a pillar of NATO’s eastern wing.” According to Portuguese media, “the visit of the American leader is also a sign of gratitude for having received more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine.”

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