UPDATE: Poland’s parliament holds secret security briefing

Poland’s lower house of parliament, the Sejm, on Friday held a closed-door session during which Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivered a classified update on state security.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk requested a closed session on Friday during which he gave an urgent briefing on national security.

Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak

According to Poland's PAP news agency, the prime minister addressed a "crypto scandal" and alleged "Russian links" within it.

Dziś trzeci i ostatni dzień 46. posiedzenia Sejmu. Posłowie zaczną obrady od części niejawnej, w której premier @donaldtusk przedstawi Sejmowi informację na temat sytuacji bezpieczeństwa państwa. pic.twitter.com/HnSUTr7rjD

— Sejm RP🇵🇱 (@KancelariaSejmu) December 5, 2025

MPs were due to return to open session at 11:30 a.m. to debate President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of the crypto-asset market bill, with a vote expected later in the day.

Governing coalition MPs described the confidential briefing as detailed and consistent.

Mariusz Witczak of the Civic Coalition (KO) said the prime minister had presented "concrete information that gave a very precise picture of the threat."

His colleague Jarosław Urbaniak added that "if MPs listened carefully and act in good conscience, the fate of the president’s veto is already decided."

Opposition lawmakers offered a sharply different assessment.

Bartosz Kownacki of Law and Justice (PiS) called the session "predictable" and said "it did not justify being held in secret."

Sebastian Kaleta, also from PiS, argued that "the session should have been public; Poles had a right to see what happened."

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Source: PAP