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Poland 'Sees Nothing Wrong' With Trump-Putin Talks, Ambassador To U.S. Says

Piotr Wilczek (center), Poland's ambassador to the U.S., listens as Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin testifies before the Senate State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee, March 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Senators held the hearing to develop a broader understanding of Russia's policies and intentions toward specific countries in Europe. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Piotr Wilczek (center), Poland's ambassador to the U.S., listens as Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin testifies before the Senate State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee, March 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Senators held the hearing to develop a broader understanding of Russia's policies and intentions toward specific countries in Europe. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Some of the few voices of support of President Trump’s trip abroad come from NATO member state Poland, a neighbor to Ukraine and a former Soviet satellite that has a deep, hostile history with Russia.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Piotr Wilczek ( @AmbWilczek), Poland’s ambassador to the United States, about last week’s NATO summit and Monday’s talks between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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