Pro-Russian forces exploit Poland's court crisis, Tusk says
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that pro-Russian forces are exploiting the conflict around the country's Constitutional Tribunal, including deploying a Russian bot army online to support those seeking to weaken Polish democracy. Tusk accused President Karol Nawrocki and the Law and Justice party (PiS) of blocking changes to the Tribunal's operations. He claimed these domestic actors receive foreign support from Russia's allies and have even earned public praise from the Kremlin's chief ideologue. The dispute over the Tribunal is part of a broader political clash between Tusk's government and the president, with recent overnight protests near the court building escalating tensions between the opposing factions.