Russia fuels the conflict around the Constitutional Tribunal. Moscow has found a way to strike at Tusk's government

The New York Times reports that Russia is attempting to exploit the ongoing conflict surrounding Poland's Constitutional Tribunal to weaken the pro-European and pro-Ukrainian government in Warsaw. Following the Polish government's deployment of police to secure the Tribunal amid a long-standing control dispute, right-wing opponents accused it of staging a coup. Russia has intensified these accusations, with Dmitry Medvedev claiming a constitutional coup is underway in Poland. The article highlights that accusations of a coup have dominated attacks on Prime Minister Donald Tusk from both domestic right-wing opponents and pro-Russian European politicians. Russia and Eurosceptic far-right groups appear to be interested in escalating tensions in Poland to undermine its support for Ukraine.