As reported by Zbigniew Bogucki, head of the Presidential Chancellery, two bills are set to be submitted to the lower house of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) next Monday: one would extend the period during which foreigners can apply for Polish citizenship, and the other would criminalize the promotion of Bandera-related ideology, associated with Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader during WWII.
Earlier, during a recently concluded visit to New York for the general debate at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, the Polish president gave an interview to Newsmax, a right-leaning network popular with Republicans and supporters of Donald Trump.
Asked by anchor Rita Cosby whether Poland would shoot down a Russian jet that knowingly entered Polish airspace and failed to leave, Karol Nawrocki replied: “Yes, of course. If such a provocation happens, and if Russian drones pose a threat to Polish people, then for sure the Polish armed forces in contact with our allies, but also in my capacity as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, we will be fighting such drones. We do not want our borders to be crossed.”
The politician added that recent Russian incursions - including drone and aircraft violations - appeared to be deliberate provocations intended to test Poland and NATO, and he called on NATO members to remain united in their response.
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Source: Office of the President of Poland/NewsMax