Polish politicians to boycott Olympics over Tibet
Polish PM Donald Tusk, as the first among international leaders, declared that he is not going to the Olympics opening ceremony (bloomberg).
Amazingly, even opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski supports this decision.
As well as Lech Walesa, and 60% of the population, according to polls.
Polish government asked other EU leaders to join the protest.
This might not be the most pragmatic approach. It may damage economic contacts with China, for example. And some people argue that boycotting the Olympics will not help Tibetans much.
Still, this is Poland and there is more to the stance one would expect from it than pragmatism.
