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The president of Poland became the latest foreign leader to beat a path to Donald Trump's door last night as the world prepares for his possible return to the White House.
Andrzej Duda was greeted as an old friend as he arrived at Trump Tower where the former president is staying as his criminal trial over alleged hush money payments gets underway in New York.
The two men are long-time allies but Duda was keen to win his support for more military help to Ukraine amid continued Republican hostility to a new aid package.
'This gentleman is doing a fantastic job, the people of Poland love him, they really do,' Trump told reporters as the pair walked in.
'We had four great years together. We may have to do it again.'
'We had four great years together. We may have to do it again' Donald Trump said as he welcomed Polish president Andrzej Duda to Trump Tower
Duda was one of Trump's strongest European allies during his time in the White House
Duda was at the White House just last month to press the case for more arms for Ukraine which shares a 330-mile border with his country.
But Trump has yet to back the latest attempt by House Speaker Mike Johnson to send $61 billion to Ukraine, including a $7.9 billion loan.
And the former president horrified world leaders in February when he told a rally he would 'encourage' Russia to 'do whatever the hell they want' to Nato members who do not contribute their share to the alliance's budget – repeating the threat days later.
He has praised Russia's invasion of Ukraine as 'smart' and 'savvy', boasting he could bring the long-running war to an end 'within 24 hours'.
The ex-president has long railed at Nato members who fail to meet the treaty requirement to spend two percent of national income on defense.
But with the war raging on their
