Poles back President Nawrockis call for National Security Council meeting over Russian border provocations

A majority of Poles support President Karol Nawrocki’s call to convene the National Security Council in response to recent Russian military provocations, according to a new SW Research poll for Onet conducted on Sept. 22–23.
The survey found 56.3% of respondents favored convening the council, while 16.3% opposed it. Another 15.1% selected “hard to say,” and 12.3% had no opinion. Support was consistent across genders and age groups, except among those under 24, where 48.6% backed the move, 15.9% opposed it, and over 35% remained undecided .
The poll follows a series of Russian provocations, including a Mi-8 helicopter violating Polish airspace north of Braniewo on Sept. 23 and drone attacks near the Polish border, one striking a train and another hitting a truck on the Ukrainian side of the Dorohusk-Jagodzin crossing, sparking a fire .
Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Sept. 24 that late autumn and winter could be the most critical period of the Russia-Ukraine war since the full-scale invasion began. The presidential office confirmed discussions on convening the council are underway, but no decision has been made, according to presidential spokesman Rafał Leśkiewicz .
The poll sampled 802 adults and was conducted via computer-assisted web interviews, with a quota-based selection representative by gender, age, and settlement size .
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