Trump, Lech Wałęsa and Cold War

Yes, former Polish president Lech Wałęsa wrote letter to Trump about pausing military aid to Ukraine
The former Polish president's letter expressed "fear and distaste" regarding Trump and Zelenskyy's contentious White House meeting on Feb. 28, 2025.
Polish Cold War Hero Lech Walesa's Letter to Trump: 'Horror and Distaste'
The letter comes amid heightened tensions in U.S.-Ukraine relations as Washington debates continued military aid to Kyiv.
Polish Cold War Hero Slams 'Insulting' Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting: 'We Are Shocked'
Lech Wałęsa, who helped topple his Communist government in 1989, rebuked President Donald Trump in a letter signed by 38 other former political prisoners.
Cold War Hero Lech Wałęsa Writes Angry Letter to Trump After His Attack on Zelensky
Legendary Polish anti-Communist Lech Wałęsa has slammed Donald Trump’s Oval Office attack on Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, comparing it to Soviet secret police tactics. Wałęsa, 81, signed a letter along with 38 other Poles who had been held captive by the Communist regime,
Lech Walesa, Polish Labor Leader Who Fought U.S.S.R.’s Power, Joins in Horrified Letter to Trump
He and former Polish political prisoners voiced “horror and disgust” at President Trump’s scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week, saying it reminded them of encounters with bullying Communist-era officials.
Former Polish President Lech Walesa writes to Trump with 'horror' at 'offensive' behavior
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Lech Walesa posted the letter, which was signed by 39 Polish former political prisoners, on Facebook on Monday.
Read full letter from ex-Polish President Lech Walesa to Trump expressing ‘horror’ over Zelenskyy dispute
Former Polish President Lech Walesa, who won the Nobel prize for pro-democracy efforts, critically panned Trump's treatment of Zelenskyy at the White House.
Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy provoked ‘horror and distaste’ in Poland’s democracy hero, Lech Wałęsa
Wałęsa, who served as president soon after Poland embraced democracy, and the others tell Trump that they found it offensive ...
Trump Compared to Soviet Secret Police By Former Anti-Communist Political Prisoners: 'Shocked Zelenskyy Treated in the Same Way'
Former prisoners of the Soviet Union's communist regime have written a letter addressing Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...
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Wałęsa And Former Political Prisoners Write Letter To Trump
They recalled the commitments of the Budapest Memorandum.
Trump Addresses a Joint Session of Congress
On February 28, 2017, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump walked into the House of Representatives to deliver his ...
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Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB? Media speculate about his links to Russia
Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper has published an article that has reignited speculation about Donald Trump ...
Lech Walesa, ‘disgusted’ by Trump meeting with Ukraine’s president, says it’s the world that should be thanking Zelensky for freedom fight
Lech Walesa, ‘disgusted’ by Trump meeting with Ukraine’s president, says it’s the world that should be thanking Zelensky for ...
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In Poland, 39 former political prisoners call on Trump to be grateful to Ukrainians for their struggle, to comply with Budapest Memo
Lech Wałęsa, along with 38 other Polish political prisoners, addressed an appeal to US President Donald Trump, in which they ...
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Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB? Media speculate about his ties to Russia
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung columnist Jan Brachmann speculates on Donald Trump's potential ties to Russia, suggesting ...