Poland's president approves law on Russia's influence that could target opposition
Poland’s president says he will sign a bill that creates a commission to investigate Russian influence in Poland WARSAW, Poland -- Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday he would sign a bill that creates a powerful commission, ostensibly meant to investigate Russian influence in Poland but which critics view as a tool to remove from political life the opponents of the ruling party — mostly notably opposition leader Donald Tusk. Parliament on Friday approved the law, which was proposed by the conservative Law and Justice ruling party, as the country heads towards a parliamentary election in the autumn. Experts say that it violates the Polish Constitution and the opposition has called on Duda to reject it. Duda said he was approving the bill because discussions on Russia's i NFL uence on Politics are being held in the U.S. and in some European countries. He said that a commission for investigating Russia's i NFL uences on European institutions and in individual countries sho...