The conservative ruling party in Poland is putting a spotlight on the left-liberal opposition over energy procurement and Russia
Price caps on imported gas and oil were aimed at limiting Russia’s profits, but instead, Germany and the European Commission are trying to block the initiative, writes Polish MEP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk
Poland argues the proposed cap is too high and will not put pressure on Russia to end the war
Polish regional and local politicians should support the construction of a barrier with Kaliningrad region on the Polish-Russian border in addition to the existing barrier on the border with Belarus, writes Polish conservative politician Jerzy Szmit
Poland must place itself and Ukraine at the forefront of this realignment, writes Polish conservative commentator Jan Rokita
Poland will not allow Russia’s top diplomat to attend an upcoming OSCE meeting
It does not matter whether Russia or Ukraine fired the missile, Russia is ultimately responsible, former Polish defense minister in the 1990s and foreign affairs expert Jan Parys tells Salon24.pl opinion portal
President Andrzej Duda emphasized that there is nothing to suggest that the missile incident in eastern Poland was an intentional attack on his country
Despite initial claims that Russia hit Poland with rockets, it appears such claims were false
“Strengthening Poland’s defense plants is crucial to bolstering Polish defense,” said Poland’s PM while visiting a defense plant in Bydgoszcz
The Polish government has taken over the assets of the Polish branch of Russia’s oil and gas giant Gazprom
According to the German Ministry of Economy and Climate, supplies from the Gdańsk oil terminal and the Polish oil pipelines will help meet Berlin’s energy needs
Europe is replacing the idea of citizenship, freedom of speech, and pluralism in a process that could lead to a decrease in civic freedom, warns political scientist and philosopher Marek A. Cichocki
The withdrawal of Russian forces from Kherson is a defeat that will shift the balance of power on the war front in Ukraine’s favor, says Volodymir Horbach from the Kyiv Institute of Euro-Atlantic Cooperation
A meeting of Russian parliamentarians opposed to Putin and the war in Ukraine has been taking place close to Warsaw as an alternative to the present Russian Duma
Russia is intensifying efforts to open a new migration corridor through Kaliningrad with the support of some Middle Eastern countries
The Vatican’s man in Warsaw invited a Russian ambassador to attend an official gathering of diplomats, which is a breach of unwritten protocol and a scandal, writes Tomasz Terlikowski
The shocking account of the only Pole who fought in Azovstal during the siege of Mariupol in Ukraine reveals the horrors faced by the defenders
Statues commemorating the so-called Soviet liberation during World War II were removed at the same time on Thursday
Poland is considering the erection of a similar border barrier to the one built between Poland and Belarus
General Roman Polko says the Russians are no longer engaging in land battles and are instead effectively destroying Ukrainian infrastructure
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) analyst Anna Maria Dyner says that the grouping of Belarusian and Russian forces is an additional challenge for Ukraine
The nuclear sharing program enables a member state of NATO to have nuclear weapons on its territory
The Druzhba oil pipelines supply oil to Germany from Siberia through Poland
Russia wants to ratchet up the tension on the border with NATO, argues Piotr Żochowski from the Center for Eastern Studies (OSW)
Bartosz Cichocki believes that the internationalcommunity should send the clearest of signals to Russia that the use of nuclear weapons is a line it must not cross
Violence did not disappear from the world, and now due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we might be facing its return to politics, writes political scientist Marek A. Cichocki
After Russia’s mass rocket attack against Ukraine, demonstrators in Warsaw gathered on Monday evening outside of the Russian embassy demanding that Russian diplomats be expelled from Poland
Poland’s prime minister points to the left-wing opposition’s questionable record on Russia
NATO’s reaction to a potential Russian nuclear attack against Poland could be insufficient, argues Tomasz Sakiewicz, editor-in-chief of Gazeta Polska Daily
Poles and Czechs respond with humor to Putin’s referendums and the illegal annexation of occupied Ukrainian regions
Russo-German economic and geopolitical relations as we know them are coming to an end, writes political scientist Marek Cichocki
Putin is cleansing non-Slavic populations in Russia through mobilization, writes Krzysztof Karnkowski
Vladimir Putin recently said he is “not bluffing” about using nuclear weapons
Although some claim Russia was behind the attacks, there are several reasons Russia would have little motive to destroy its own infrastructure
“Those who support Putin and his propaganda should have no entry to our city,” said Rafał Komarewicz, the head of Kraków City Council
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Ukraine should be supported militarily and financially to allow it to reclaim the territories taken by Russia, Polish President Andrzej Duda told American TV network PBS
The hundreds of thousands of Russians being conscripted into the army could change the course of the war, but not quickly, and Ukraine still has time for victory, writes Andrzej Łomanowski for Polish news outlet Rzeczpospolita
Poland’s conservative leader pointed to the left’s long-running cooperation with Russia
Poland is going on a military spending spree in response to the war
Russians fleeing the draft will not be provided with asylum in Latvia
The key to understanding the successes of the Ukrainians on the battlefield lies in good leadership and the motivation of its troops, writes Goran Andrijanić
Slovakia has long been considered one of the most pro-Russian nations in Europe
Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have restricted travel for Russians using Schengen visas through their territories
The Cold War never ended and continues in Ukraine, argues political scientist Marek A. Cichocki
The canal through Vistula Spit is the next example of a key investment in Poland’s sovereignty, which is why it was undermined by the opposition from the very beginning, writes Michał Karnowski
Poland’s former foreign affairs minister says the Polish opposition is still “buying into” the German myth that Russia can be made European
Poland is moving to secure its borders both to the north and east
The president of the European Commission admitted that Poland had been right about Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded by warning that Europe is in no position to dictate terms to his country
Some member states wanted a complete ban on Russian tourists but Hungary, Germany, France, and Austria opposed such a measure
Hungary’s gas reserves are well above those of other EU member states as winter fast approaches
It is sad that people in Europe and the wider world do not understand the meaning of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact for Poland, writes Polish commentator Tomasz Łysiak
Germany is losing its position as the EU’s leader, says a prominent Polish MEP
New data shows German consumer confidence has collapsed to a record low as fears of soaring energy bills shock all of Europe
Air-quality monitors have noted high levels of air pollution, with alert levels exceeded in 24 counties in the east of Poland
Many elements of a pivotal pact signed by the Third Reich and the Soviet Union prior to the Second World War still appear valid today, writes Polish reporter Jakub Maciejewski
“More military support to Ukraine is the best way to achieve a peace accord”
The question is especially important today given the Ukraine war, writes Polish-Catholic columnist Grzegorz Górny
“Hungarians should not pay the price of war,” according to Hungary’s foreign minister
The inhabitants of some villages in the Lublin region are still receiving free wood bestowed upon them via a decree by Russian Tsar Alexander II
The attempt to kill Alexander Dugin that ended up killing his daughter seems to make little sense either for the Ukrainians or for the Kremlin, writes Andrzej Łomanowski for daily Rzeczpospolita
This is the second such arrest in the past several months
Russia has located three MiG-31 fighters equipped with Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Kaliningrad, but the move is mostly seen as a propaganda exercise, writes Jakub Palowski
Germany should have listened to Donald Trump and Poland on energy security issues, according to PiS MEP Dominik Tarczyński
Former premier Robert Fico also had some choice words for the Ukrainian president
In order to achieve peace in Ukraine, a new world security architecture must be created and Warsaw has a chance to be the hub of European security cooperation, argues editor-in-chief of Gazeta Polska Tomasz Sakiewicz
According to Ukrainian intelligence services, the Russians are telling locals the Polish currency is now legal tender in the western parts of the country
On the second anniversary of the protests that erupted in Belarus after the presidential election, the exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita why the protests failed to overthrow Lukashenko’s regime
Without the supply from the key Druzhba pipeline, the region will be in trouble in the long term
An agenda of fear is being forced on European societies before winter comes, warns Polish political commentator and philosopher Marek A. Cichocki
Poland’s primary objective should be to weaken the position of Germany and the EU so that it can block their pro-Russian orientation, argues senior conservative politician Marian Piłka
According to Witold Waszczykowski, if the journey by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan is a part of a broader U.S. political plan, that could mean the U.S. is returning to prioritizing China as the main threat and neglecting its duties in Europe
Russia would have an overwhelming air and sea superiority against the Visegrád Four
The Polish army has become the main target of hacking campaigns, reveals Polish daily Rzeczpospolita citing research from Israeli cybersecurity experts
Poles stood for one minute of silence as sirens wailed at 5 p.m. to commemorate the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
If the U.S. stands idly by in the face of German efforts to dominate the EU, Russia along with Germany will dominate Europe, warns publicist and former Polish Minister of Defense Jan Parys
The German city is attempting to reduce its gas consumption by 15 percent in line with an EU initiative agreed upon on Wednesday
The war in Ukraine, however, will not be on the table
Hungary was the only nation to vote against the decree saying it goes against the country’s interests
For years, Germany did not want to limit its dependency on Russian gas. Now the rest of the EU does not want to tighten its belt to help Germany, writes Jędrzej Bielecki for the Rzeczpospolita daily
Europe is heading towards an economic slowdown or even outright recession, according to Mihály Varga
Hungarian gas reserves currently stand at 27.3 percent of annual consumption
The latest measures do not introduce any new sanctions on energy supplies
Lech Wałęsa’s son is concerned about threats made on an influential Russian TV program to kidnap or place a bounty on the head of the former Polish “Solidarity” leader and president of the country
Despite the results of one recent survey, the current economic environment may change this trend
The Polish government will purchase 4.5 million tons of coal from abroad
“The summer, early autumn will be very hard,” warns Macron
The ban takes effect on January 1, 2023
A restart of the Nord Stream pipeline hinges on a key component currently undergoing maintenance in Canada
Germany’s policy on Russia has been destructive for Europe and disastrous for Ukraine, writes Polish philosopher and political scientist Marek A. Cichocki
As a result of the strong support for Ukraine’s moral case, we are forgetting about economic and military realities, argues Paweł Lisicki, the editor-in-chief of the Do Rzeczy newspaper
In his article for the Financial Times, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki argues that even very recently, EU energy policy was tied totally to climate goals, whereas today it is moving in the direction Poland has been arguing for, namely to concentrate on security and diversification of sources of supply
George Friedman, geopolitical expert and head of the Geopolitical Futures analysis center, told Polska Times that as a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Poland’s role in the world has risen
Neither side in the Ukrainian war is looking for a compromise
Measures agreed at the NATO summit in Madrid mark the “beginning of building permanent U.S. military bases in Central and Eastern Europe,” Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau said
The Hungarian prime minister offered his thoughts on Hungarian state radio following the NATO summit in Madrid
There is a chance that the permanent stationing of U.S. troops in Poland could finally change the country’s inferior status inside NATO, writes Jerzy Haszczyński for Rzeczpospolita
