Speaking at a campaign event in Elbląg, northern Poland, on Sunday, Biejat criticized US policy under Trump and accused Washington of sidelining Europe in peace negotiations over Ukraine and seeking to diminish European influence.
Trump 'playing to weaken Europe'
“The United States, under Donald Trump’s leadership, is playing to weaken Europe, to push it out of peace talks, to divide it,” said Biejat, who represents Poland's New Left group and serves as a deputy lower-house Speaker.
Referring to the conclusion of the Munich Security Conference, a major annual gathering focused on global security policy, she added: “Meanwhile, Europe has the chance to be strong. Its future depends on us.”
She warned that Europe must resist what she called an “absurd situation” in which the United States decides on how to exploit Ukraine’s rare earth metals while expecting European Union troops to ensure the security of such operations.
Biejat also voiced concern over the prospect of US-Russia talks on peace in Ukraine taking place without European involvement.
"Neither Poland nor Europe should allow decisions about the war in Ukraine to be made solely between Trump and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,” she said, comparing the situation to the 1945 Yalta Conference, where Allied leaders decided postwar Europe's fate, largely without the participation of Central and Eastern European countries most affected by the war and its aftermath.
She echoed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s calls for Europe to develop its own peace plan for Ukraine, stating: "We must not accept a scenario where Europe has no say in this matter."
'We can work together to achieve peace'
Biejat also advocated for Ukraine’s membership in both the European Union and NATO, arguing that peace should not come at the cost of allowing Russia to regroup for further aggression.
"We can work together to achieve peace, but it must be a stable and lasting peace, not one that simply allows Putin to recover and attack again,” she said.
She suggested that Poland and other Baltic Sea nations could take the lead in shaping a new European approach toward both Russia and the United States.
These countries, she argued, should also drive integrated defense investments and joint arms purchases to strengthen Europe’s security and independence.
US VP accuses Europe of abandoning its core values
The three-day Munich Security Conference, held in Germany’s Bavarian capital, brought together more than 60 heads of state and government, along with over 100 ministers.
On Friday, US Vice President J.D. Vance used his address to deliver a harsh critique of European democracy, accusing Europe of abandoning its core values, censoring speech, disregarding voters and persecuting Christians.
He claimed that Europe’s biggest threat was not Russia or China but amorphous "internal decline" – a populist line frequently promulgated by the Kremlin.
Commenting on Vance’s speech, Biejat questioned why some Polish politicians continue to support Trump’s administration.
'A form of new colonialism'
"It is disgraceful for any Polish politician to keep acting as Trump’s cheerleader," she said. "Trump’s policies today are a form of new colonialism, aimed at marginalizing Europe—and within it, Poland.”
The Munich conference was largely dominated by discussions on securing peace in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argued that only NATO, led by the United States, could provide genuine security guarantees for his country.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte confirmed the alliance’s commitment to a unified approach.
However, Zelensky warned that NATO had yet to find a response to Putin’s demands and stressed that any security guarantees for Ukraine would be ineffective without US backing.
Polish PM urges European plan for Ukraine, regional security
On Saturday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on European leaders via the X social media platform to urgently draft a European plan for Ukraine’s future and regional security.
He warned that failure to act quickly would leave Europe’s fate in the hands of “other global players” who may not have the continent’s best interests in mind.
“This plan must be prepared now. There's no time to lose,” Tusk wrote.
Stronger AI research needed for Europe's security
In another campaign statement, Biejat on Monday welcomed investment in Poland by US tech giants Google and Microsoft but also urged support for domestic and European AI research as a matter of security, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
Earlier this month, Biejat accused US billionaire Elon Musk of using social media to manipulate European public debate and election processes.
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Source: IAR, PAP/PAP