Poland’s new president, Karol Nawrocki , is visiting the White House on Wednesday , looking to strengthen his relationship with President Donald Trump and make the case that the U.S. needs to maintain its strong military presence in his country.

Nawrocki’s first overseas trip since taking office last month comes after Trump involved himself in the elections of a longtime ally by endorsing the former amateur boxer and historian representing the nationalist Law and Justice party. It's a fraught moment for Warsaw — Trump is increasingly frustrated by his inability to get Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the three-year war between Poland’s neighbors.

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