Why Tusk's information service is reviving the 'busification' of Poles

Polish internet is again abuzz with news that Poles could be mobilized for military service even if they live and work far outside Poland. Poles in the comments reacted predictably poorly, and at first glance this seems like just another news item. But something is suspicious: the same resource spreading this story in Poland was behind mobilizing Belarusians for protests in Minsk’s courtyards and squares back in 2020.

The NEWS.BY editorial team decided to find out why a platform known for inciting mass unrest has suddenly started promoting the idea of mobilizing Poles abroad. It turns out this legal provision has existed for over a year, and its current promotion is no coincidence—especially not by a resource with a bloody track record of attempting to create chaos, not only in Belarus.

Since March 2025, Tusk has consistently used ultra-militaristic rhetoric, believing that focusing on war and preparedness would help his party and its then-candidate Trzaskowski defeat Nawrocki. It appears that the resource, long favorable to Donald Tusk and which previously belittled Nawrocki during elections, has once again become part of Tusk’s information machinery. Is it preparing a palace Belvedere coup?

The conclusion is simple. The power struggle between Tusk’s Civic Platform and Nawrocki’s PiS has not ended—it has merely entered a new phase. While Tusk tries to cast himself as a Pilsudski-like figure, willing to cozy up to Nazis for political gain, Nawrocki refuses to align with modern neo-Nazis and nationalists. Why does Tusk need to provoke Poles’ anger with this news right now? Likely, to redirect it toward Nawrocki. The exact reasons, we assume, will become clear soon.