The Ukrainian Air Force says it needs to entirely replace its current fleet of post-Soviet MiG aircraft
Former chief of staff, General Waldemar Skrzypczak, says that ‘as an old soldier he simply does not believe’ that any general would fail in his duty to inform about an incident such as a stray hostile rocket entering Polish air space
Polish President Andrzej Duda admits that some of the MiG-29 fighter planes Poland wants to transfer to Ukraine are currently on NATO air policing missions
Polish Armaments Group engages in joint ammunition purchase discussions with European manufacturers, as the EU commits 1 million artillery shells to help Ukraine
Poland’s overzealous support for Ukraine and provocation of Russia is unhelpful, former Austrian newspaper editor Ronald Barazon claims
According to the reports, migrants are offered bonuses and quicker citizenship for fighting in the Russian army against Ukraine
Ending the war in Ukraine sooner rather than later is an opportunity for the development of Polish investments in Ukraine, says economic expert Dawid Sułkowski
“France and Germany will continue to strive to remain the center of gravity in Europe,” says influential French conservative academic Guy Milliere
Poland can no longer supply the ammunition Ukraine needs, while Russia has the resources to continue the war, warns one Polish general
The Polish airline company was accused of “discrimination and Russophobia” by some Russian media outlets
Despite Polish and Ukrainian wishes, the war may not result in a resounding Ukrainian victory and Poland has to prepare for this scenario, warns Jarosław Kaczyński
Finland will construct a formidable fence along parts of the Russian border, following a shift in the country’s security policy
The percentage of Ukrainians planning to remain in Poland after the war has more than doubled in the last six months
The Smolensk air catastrophe and the war in Ukraine have strengthened Poland’s statehood, argues Polish political commentator and editor of Sieci weekly magazine Jacek Karnowski
The Polish and Ukrainian presidents spoke to a large crowd in Warsaw Castle in a demonstration of Polish-Ukrainian solidarity on the day of Zelensky’s historic visit to Poland
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida visited Warsaw on Wednesday and announced that Japan was to grant Poland special aid status and give it assistance in gratitude for Poland’s stance on the war in Ukraine
Mateusz Morawiecki offered his remarks during a lecture at Heidelberg University in Germany on Monday
Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced that the first four MiG-29 fighter planes should be delivered to Ukraine in a matter of days
Switzerland, like Austria and Hungary, refuses to send weapons to Ukraine
Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland’s Wrocław may be high due to the rapidly growing share of the Ukrainian population in the city
Polling shows that Wagenknecht, known for being both left-wing and anti-woke, could earn up to 19 percent of the vote if she forms a new political party
According to Jarosław Kaczyński, Poland’s position is better than before to exercise influence on the international stage and “this leverage must be used”
Orbán delivers hilarious answer when asked what he would do if he were dictator for a day
Hungary pushed for a ceasefire in Brussels, but the EU is not interested in ending the war, according to a senior Hungarian official
An advisor for the Donetsk region annexed by Russia also claims that 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers remain in Bakhmut
Jens Stoltenberg says Russian leader Vladimir Putin plans to step up the war
An adequate security structure cannot be built by merely freezing the conflict in Ukraine, argues one Polish editor
Andrzej Duda spoke to the crowds gathered to see President Biden in Warsaw and lashed out at Russia for invading Ukraine
The leader of the ruling Polish conservatives says Germany has not given up on “Bismarckian hopes” of a Europe dominated by Germany in alliance with Russia
Ahead of a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to Warsaw, Polish President Andrzej Duda made a diplomatic trip through Europe with a focus on security issues related to the war in Ukraine
Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has said that Poland and the U.S. are discussing the establishment of permanent U.S. military bases
Polish President Andrzej Duda met British PM Rishi Sunak in London on Thursday and their meeting focused on the war in Ukraine
The Polish unit will most likely be known as the Polish Volunteer Legion and will be under the command of Ukraine’s defense department
The German mission in Poland is planned for half a year but it might be prolonged
According to Polish political scientist and philosopher Marek A. Cichocki, Ukraine’s fight against Russia will decide the future of European values
Andrzej Duda was meeting with Polish instructors training Ukrainian troops on the Leopard 2 battle tanks in western Poland
“No US president has ever visited Poland twice in one year”
Poland’s General Rajmund Andrzejczak tells MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that the war in Ukraine has seen Poland become central to NATO plans
The current conflict opens two possibilities for the West: either a Russian victory and Western defeat or a renaissance of Western civilization, said Poland’s PM
Archbishop Sawa appears to be supportive of Russia’s actions in Ukraine
The Wall Street Journal reports that Poland is making a serious effort to repair Ukrainian artillery and armored vehicles and then return to the front
Research commissioned by the Warsaw Enterprise Institute indicates that Kremlin messaging has led to waning public support for the war in Poland
As news stories about the U.S. president visiting Poland broke, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland spoke positively about how U.S.-Polish relations have developed during his first year on the job
What kind of leverage does the Kremlin have over former Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski to participate in Russia’s disinformation campaign? asks Polish columnist Michał Karnowski
Polish politicians and commentators point out Sikorski’s statement is in line with Russian propaganda
Soros called for Eastern Europeans to essentially be used as cannon fodder armed with NATO weapons, a prescient prediction given how the war in Ukraine has developed
Poland’s agriculture minister is denying claims that the grain being imported to Poland from Ukraine has been sprayed with chemicals unauthorized in the EU
Poland’s prime minister said that Berlin should not undermine or sabotage other countries’ efforts to help Ukraine fight Russian aggression
Polish medic, Damian Duda, tells shocking tales about the grim realities of the Ukraine war
“The wounded soldier handed me a candy bar from his pocket with his bloody hand, thanking me for my help”
According to a Polish minister, Russia is aiming to paint Poland as a warmonger
President Andrzej Duda outlined the most important points in Poland’s policy for 2023 in his New Year’s message
The draft legislation will apply retrospectively to all Poles who have joined the Ukrainian armed forces dating back to 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea
The K2 tanks and K9 artillery guns procured from South Korea arrived in the Polish port of Gdynia
While Russia is attempting to break Ukraine with cold and famine, French President Emmanuel Macron returns to his pro-Russian views, writes Jerzy Haszczyński for Rzeczpospolita daily
One report predicts there will be an increase in various negative socioeconomic trends between 2022 and 2024
Germany’s ammunition problem is not only related to Ukraine, but also has to do with a lack of supplies from China, writes Czech commentator Robert Schuster
Vít Rakušan warned, however, that the country must also know the limits of its social and healthcare systems to ensure they do not become saturated
Poland is pleased with Germany’s decision to send state-of-the-art missiles to Poland
In comparison, the increase in the number of employed Ukrainians subject to social security contributions was modest
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
The Czech government has fumbled its response to the energy crisis, according to one political scientist
Once a firm ally, Poland has increasingly taken a hard stance against Hungary
General Roman Polko says the Russians are no longer engaging in land battles and are instead effectively destroying Ukrainian infrastructure
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said there should be no fears over any shortage of the fuel this winter
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
It is impossible to hope for a quick end to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to the chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army
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
Despite Poland’s tremendous support for Ukraine, one influential journalist is warning that the risks to Poland due to the conflict are rapidly escalating
“We have seen a very strong aversion to using nuclear weapons, even in the case of purely demonstrative nuclear explosions,” says nuclear weapons expert and security analyst Michal Smetana
The armed forces of Ukraine are fighting in the suburb of Torske, which is only 12 kilometers from Lyman
“Those who support Putin and his propaganda should have no entry to our city,” said Rafał Komarewicz, the head of Kraków City Council
Mateusz Gniazdowski said he will prioritize strengthening Polish-Czech relations
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
What many saw coming has now become a reality. Vladimir Putin has ordered partial mobilization and, according to his statement, is following a recommendation from his Ministry of Defense, writes Ferdinand Vogel for the Junge Freiheit newspaper
Slovakia has long been considered one of the most pro-Russian nations in Europe
Six percent of respondents plan to stay in Poland permanently, according to the new study by the EWL agency
“This is not our war”
After 300 Ukrainian refugees and Polish children were brought together for a summer camp, the program may now spread to the rest of the nation
Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau, speaking after the summit of EU foreign ministers in Prague, said that tourist visas for Russians in their current form will effectively cease to be issued
“More military support to Ukraine is the best way to achieve a peace accord”
But it would be a mistake to write Russia off, says Polish Institute of Foreign Affairs (PISM) expert Anna Maria Dyner
Poland’s president receives top honors in Kyiv
According to Czechia’s president, the solution to the energy crisis is not to succumb to the Green Deal and to pursue a sovereign foreign policy
The current cause of the energy crisis is a failure in energy policy due to the Green Deal, writes Czech columnist Petr Holub
The Czech foundation Regi Base sponsored and organized the transport and treatment of the wounded Ukrainians
Duda promised that the Polish Army would be adequately equipped for the task of keeping Poland safe
According to firefighter chief Vladimír Vlček, Ukrainians must stand on their own two feet and seek longer-term accommodation
So far, Czechia has saved enough gas for the entire EU
Almost four in five Czechs consider finding a solution to the energy crisis to be the most important task during the country’s presidency of the EU Council
Disagreement on the war in Ukraine has shaken Polish-Hungarian relations
Polish journalist Michał Karnowski argues on portal wPolityce.pl that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife’s Vogue session was a mistake
French energy expert: “The post-covid industrial recovery in 2021 occurred at the time of Germany’s wind turbine production drop (-14 percent in 2021). This situation has forced Germany to strongly increase its electricity production with its gas and coal-fired power plants, leading to an explosion in demand for these fossil fuels.”
In total, Poland is estimated to have spent €5.29 billion on its assistance to neighboring Ukraine
The two countries were in full agreement over the war in Ukraine and the proposed reductions in gas consumption across Europe
Polish President Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda met in Poland over two days to intensify military cooperation between the two countries and to plan more visits to Kyiv
Prime Minister of Saxony Michael Kretschmer says it may be hard for Ukraine to swallow, but it is in everyone’s interests for peace negotiations to commence
“The more the Ukrainians manage to resist, the less likely it is that we will have to fight on our territory,” said Tomáš Pojar
