PiS
PiS (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, 'Law and Justice') is a Polish conservative political party founded in 2001 by the twin brothers Lech and Jarosław Kaczyński. It held power from 2015 to 2023, governing with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and pursuing socially conservative, Eurosceptic policies along with judicial reforms and expanded social benefits. After losing the 2023 parliamentary elections to a coalition led by Donald Tusk, it became the largest opposition party in the Sejm.
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Polish defence minister says Ukraine's air defence is Poland's own security interest
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz told the Sejm on 18 September that Poland's security depends on Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian drones, and accused parts of the opposition of rhetoric that serves Russian interests. The same day Prime Minister Donald Tusk was in Ukraine for the Carpathian Integration Initiative summit and said NATO, Ukrainian and Polish intelligence expect Russia to intensify attacks on Ukraine and its partners in the coming months.