Moscow Seeks to Exploit Poland's Constitutional Standoff to Weaken European Support for Ukraine

Russia is attempting to exploit political turmoil in Poland to weaken European support for Ukraine, according to The New York Times, which points to a constitutional standoff in Warsaw.

The report says Moscow views Poland's internal tensions as an opportunity. That approach follows election outcomes in Hungary and Serbia, where leaders described as sometime allies of Russia were ousted. As a result, Moscow has lost friendly governments in two countries.

Russia's efforts are aimed at undermining European unity and the willingness of European countries to back Ukraine, which Russia invaded. Poland is one of Ukraine's neighbors, so its domestic political stability matters for regional security.

The source gives only a general description of the constitutional standoff. It does not set out the causes of the dispute or the parties involved.