The international news agency Reuters reported that Nawrocki’s veto could cut Ukraine off from Elon Musk’s Starlink service, which Poland has been financing.
Citing Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, the agency noted his warning on X (formerly Twitter): “This is the end of Starlink internet, which Poland provides to Ukraine as it wages war.”
The British daily The Guardian highlighted the broader political deadlock between Poland’s pro-EU government and the right-wing president.
The paper recalled that Prime Minister Donald Tusk had hoped his ally Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw, would win the presidency. Instead, Nawrocki narrowly secured victory, giving him the power to block government legislation.
The Guardian noted that by vetoing the aid bill, Nawrocki also put Starlink funding at risk. A spokesperson for the president later told Reuters that payments could continue if parliament adopted a separate presidential bill by the end of September.
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The outlet also pointed out that while Poland welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees after Russia’s 2022 invasion, anti-Ukrainian sentiment has been rising, with some politicians seeking to exploit public resentment despite studies showing Ukrainians’ positive economic contribution.
The American financial outlet Bloomberg underlined that the dispute illustrates how Poland’s support for Ukraine risks becoming hostage to the bitter rivalry between Tusk’s pro-EU government and the nationalist president.
From Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent stressed that, according to Nawrocki’s office, the veto does not automatically end Ukraine’s access to Starlink, since an alternative legislative path exists. The publication also pointed out that the president’s conservative victory has deepened the ideological divide between the head of state and Tusk’s centrist coalition.
The European news outlet Brussels Signal noted that while any presidential veto can be overturned by parliament, doing so requires a three-fifths majority – a threshold the current ruling coalition falls more than 30 seats short of achieving.
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Source: Reuters/The Guardian/Bloomberg/The Kiev Independent/Brussels Signal