Andrzej Duda at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which started on Tuesday, he took part in a panel on European security. President Trump has primarily spoken about supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression. – We are putting together a coalition, a community of countries that will donate Leopard tanks to Ukraine – said the president.
Even though the topics raised by Duda were serious, many people also made jokes. – Often when I talk to President Volodymyr Zelensky, he speaks Ukrainian and I speak Polish and we understand each other – said Duda, then added in English: especially when we had to decide where he should go Russian military corabl (Russian: Russian warship).
Duda jokes in English in Davos
Duda's statement made the people in the room laugh. The president referred to the famous statement of a Ukrainian soldier from Snake Island, who at the start of the invasion explained to the Russians what he thought of their call for surrender.
Previously, when meeting with journalists, Duda, who spoke English, stuttered when trying to form sentences. He immediately apologized and said with a smile that it was too early, which also caused laughter in the room.
Andrzej Duda has been criticized in the past by Polish internet users and opposition politicians, who accused him of having an embarrassing level of English skills. The flood of malicious comments was sparked by footage from January 2020, also from the World Economic Forum in Davos. The President of Poland, among others, took part in the panel. with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and representatives of the Italian and Turkish governments. Duda got lost at one point and couldn't finish his sentence.
Similar comments also emerged after Duda's speech on Tuesday. “With all due respect, I can no longer listen to the president speak English. Kind of embarrassing,” Wnet Radio journalist Łukasz Jankowski wrote on Twitter.
However, there is an opposing opinion that Poles are too concerned about how our politicians speak English and with what accent. “I want us to be able to afford it, just like the “old” Western society, says Michał Płociński of the “Rzeczpospolita” daily.
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