Poland will wait to see how the political and legal situation develops in the United States before recognising Joe Biden as the new president, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said on Tuesday.
Biden’s victory on Nov. 3 is awkward for Warsaw’s right-wing conservative government, which set great store by its relationship with Trump, securing a pledge of a permanent U.S. military deployment, while straining the tolerance of Brussels and European Union allies over its handling of democratic values.
After weeks of fruitless legal campaigns, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for Biden to transition to the White House, giving him access to briefings and funding, while vowing to continue fighting the result.
Poland’s president has congratulated Biden on a successful campaign, but Warsaw has not officially recognised him as the next U.S. president.