Polish president urges U.S. to move nukes to Poland

• Duda's suggestion comes as the Trump administration is engaging the Kremlin on a ceasefire proposal with Ukraine.

Driving the news: Duda told the Financial Times in an interview published Thursday that the U.S. could move nuclear weapons stored in Western Europe or the U.S. to Poland, and that he'd discussed the idea with U.S. envoy to Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg.

• "The borders of NATO moved east in 1999, so 26 years later there should also be a shift of the Nato infrastructure east. For me this is obvious," Duda said. 
• "I think it's not only that the time has come, but that it would be safer if those weapons were already here," he added.
• Duda highlighted the fact that Russia had announced a similar move in 2023 to move nuclear weapons to its ally, Belarus.

The big picture: Duda's plea comes as Europe prepares for a new geopolitical future, in which the U.S. plays a smaller role in guaranteeing European security.

• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last week that Poland would need to explore "opportunities related to nuclear weapons" due to the "profound change of American geopolitics."
• France, the only nuclear power in the European Union, has signaled it could be willing to extend its nuclear umbrella to cover its allies, a move Duda was open to.
• Duda noted it would "take decades" for Poland to develop its own nuclear weapons.

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