Polish Democracy Icon Condemns Trump's Treatment of Zelenskyy

Lech Wałęsa and former Polish political prisoners liken Trump's demands for Ukrainian gratitude to communist-era oppression.

Lech Wałęsa, Poland's former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, criticized Donald Trump for his treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a recent Oval Office meeting.
Wałęsa and 38 other former Polish political prisoners signed a letter expressing 'horror and distaste' at Trump's demands that Zelenskyy show gratitude for U.S. support in Ukraine's war with Russia.
The letter compared the atmosphere of the meeting to interrogations by communist secret services, calling Trump's approach disrespectful and offensive.
Zelenskyy, resisting U.S. pressure for concessions to Russia, emphasized that a peace deal remains distant and called for stronger security guarantees from Washington.
The letter urged the U.S. to honor its unconditional security commitments to Ukraine, referencing guarantees made after the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1994.