Polish PM Tusk claims ‘Russian influence’ blocked crypto-currency legislation
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk failed in his attempt to overturn the opposition-aligned President Karol Nawrocki vetoing a bill designed to regulate the domestic crypto-currency market.
In a classified meeting of parliament, Tusk alleged Russia was using crypto-currency to pay its operatives to perform acts of sabotage and to influence Polish politics.
The opposition, though, refused to vote with the government to provide the necessary three-fifths majority to overturn the veto. The President said he had not been told of any security concerns before or after his decision to veto the legislation.
Tusk, during the session in parliament on December 5, said the issue was a matter of national security because “part…
