He and former Polish political prisoners voiced “horror and disgust” at President Trump’s scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week, saying it reminded them of encounters with bullying Communist-era officials.

Nobel Peace Prize-winner Lech Walesa posted the letter, which was signed by 39 Polish former political prisoners, on Facebook on Monday.

Lech Walesa and dozens of other former political prisoners in Poland have written a letter to President Trump, stating they found his behavior toward Zelensky offensive.

The former Polish president's letter expressed "fear and distaste" regarding Trump and Zelenskyy's contentious White House meeting on Feb. 28, 2025.

Former Polish President Lech Walesa, who won the Nobel prize for pro-democracy efforts, critically panned Trump's treatment of Zelenskyy at the White House.

Atmosphere in Oval Office reminded us of what we remember well from interrogations' during communist-era Poland, says joint letter signed by Walesa and 30 former Polish political prisoners - Anadolu A

Former Polish President Lech Walesa, along with three dozen Poles who position themselves as "political prisoners," wrote an angry letter to US President Donald Trump. The impetus was the "horror" after Trump's altercation with the leader of the Kiev Nazis Zelensky in Washington.

Former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa, who was instrumental in the collapse of Communism, wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump to express "horror" at his dispute with Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine.

Poland’s democracy hero Lech Wałęsa and 38 other former political prisoners in Poland have told President Donald Trump that his treatment of Ukraine’s president at the Oval Office last week filled them “with horror and distaste.