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Walesa and Ex-Prisoners Condemn Trump's Demands on Zelensky

3/3/2025

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Former Polish president Lech Walesa, alongside over 30 former political prisoners, condemned Donald Trump's treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a poignant letter. They expressed "horror and distaste" at Trump's demands for gratitude, drawing unsettling parallels to their own harrowing experiences under communist interrogations. Walesa, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, remains a symbol of the fight for democracy.

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Former Polish president Lech Walesa, alongside over 30 former political prisoners, condemned Donald Trump's treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a poignant letter. They expressed "horror and distaste" at Trump's demands for gratitude, drawing unsettling parallels to their own harrowing experiences under communist interrogations. Walesa, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, remains a symbol of the fight for democracy.