Sławomir Mentzen
Sławomir Mentzen is a Polish politician, economist, and entrepreneur who leads the libertarian party New Hope (Nowa Nadzieja, formerly KORWiN). He became a co-chair of Poland's governing coalition following the 2023 parliamentary elections and entered the cabinet in 2025 as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Mentzen is known for his firmly Eurosceptic, free-market, and anti-immigration positions.
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Polish president's circle negotiates with far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun over Senate pact
Representatives of Polish President Karol Nawrocki are in talks with associates of Grzegorz Braun about adding Braun's party, Konfederacja Korony Polskiej, to a right-wing electoral pact for the Senate elections. The move would lift the political cordon sanitaire around a figure known for anti-Semitic, pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian actions, including the recent destruction of a UPA memorial in eastern Poland.
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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.