The expert said that the United States is "building alternative options for interaction with EU countries separately" in the context of a crisis in US-European relations.
“Poland after Brexit claims to become the fourth country in terms of importance, influence in the EU. Moreover, Poland is actively interacting with the United States within the NATO framework, namely, it is increasing its military and defense budget and expanding its military infrastructure, ”Danyuk explained.
According to him, such “special relations” between the two countries allow Poland to lobby its interests within the United States.
The political scientist also recalled the Polish diaspora in the United States, which can have a significant impact on United States policy.
“Despite the small number, the Polish diaspora in the USA is quite developed. This is a major player who can lobby his interests at various levels: at the legislative level through congress, and at the executive level through the presidential administration, and through the president himself, ”Danyuk believes.
He emphasized that the United States "does not lose anything" from the abolition of visas for Polish citizens.
“The abolition of visas is unlikely to lead to a large number of Poles rushing to the United States to stay there and work illegally ... By this kind of response, he demonstrates his loyalty, good location to Warsaw, directly bypassing intermediaries in Brussels, Paris and Berlin ", The expert concluded.
Earlier, trump told reporters "about the complete abolition of visas" for Polish citizens.