Tusk says pro-Russian forces exploit Poland's Constitutional Tribunal conflict

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that pro-Russian forces are exploiting the conflict around the country's Constitutional Tribunal, supporting politicians and organizations aiming to weaken Polish democracy and deploying a Russian bot army online. Tusk accused President Karol Nawrocki and the Law and Justice party (PiS) of blocking changes related to the Tribunal's work. He asserted these forces receive foreign support from Russia's allies and have gained public compliments from the Kremlin's chief ideologist. The Tribunal dispute is part of a broader political conflict between Tusk's government and Nawrocki, with disagreements over judicial changes and independence. Recent overnight unrest near the Tribunal building has intensified public tensions between the political opponents.