Poles divided on Nawrocki meeting Putin at Miami G20 summit, 63.5% say he should not
Marco Rubio says Vladimir Putin has also been invited to the 14-15 December G20 summit in Miami, where Poland will be represented by President Karol Nawrocki. An IBRiS poll for Rzeczpospolita found 63.5% of respondents think the two should not meet.
Summit invitations
The G20 summit takes place on 14-15 December in Miami, Florida. Besides the United States, 19 countries will take part, along with several guests invited on an ad hoc basis. Poland will be represented by President Karol Nawrocki, who was invited by the Americans. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Vladimir Putin was also invited to the meeting, and he framed the invitation in these terms:
It will be an opportunity for him to talk not only with President Trump, but also with other world leaders.
Warsaw's response
Officials at the Presidential Palace are unhappy about the invitation extended to Putin. Marcin Przydacz, head of the Office of International Policy, said Nawrocki will not cancel the trip, because taking part is 'key from the point of view of Polish interests'. He told Wirtualna Polska that he does not expect any interaction between Putin and Nawrocki if the Russian leader travels to the United States. The decision to travel stands despite the invitation to Putin.
Polish public opinion
IBRiS conducted the poll for Rzeczpospolita on 2-3 October 2026 using the CATI method on 1,072 respondents. 63.5% said the meeting should not take place, almost 30% said Nawrocki should meet Putin, and 6.8% had no opinion. Opponents of the meeting came mainly from supporters of the governing camp (85%), voters of Koalicja Obywatelska in the last parliamentary election (89%) and respondents with left-wing views (78%). Support for a meeting came mainly from opposition supporters (44% of responses) and right-leaning respondents (34%), of whom 75% voted for Konfederacja in the last parliamentary election.
Expert view
Prof. Arkady Rzegocki, former Polish ambassador to London and Dublin, commented on the results for Rzeczpospolita. He said the poll shows a clear view of Russia among most Poles, while the willingness of about one third of respondents to accept a meeting reflects a belief that communication channels should be kept open even with an opponent:
Most Poles clearly assess Russian aggression against Ukraine, the imperialist nature of the Kremlin's policy and the threat Russia poses to the security of our region. At the same time, the fact that about one third of respondents allow such a meeting can be read as a belief that communication channels should be maintained even with an opponent.
