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
“It is time to rethink our policy towards Russia. We have to build new measures against it to stop the war,” said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský
As the Ukrainian war rumbles on and its effects are felt across the globe, support for Russian sanctions will dwindle and calls for a brokered peace will only get louder, says MEP Zdzisław Krasnodębski
Rasmus Hansson agrees with Mateusz Morawiecki over the latter’s criticism of Norway profiting hugely from the rise in oil prices caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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
The Czech government will also have to deal with growing public dissatisfaction due to the high cost of living and war fatigue
Higher prices are not the result of the invisible hand of the market, writes Czech publicist and economist Lenka Zlámalová
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
Inflation interview Miloš Zeman President Presidential elections Ukraine war czech republic News Trending The government’s neoliberal economic policy should be dropped in favor of price caps and taxes on higher earners, says Czechia’s president
Among the soldiers are members of the well-known 31st Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Regiment of Liberec
The demography of Russia is one of the reasons for the war in Ukraine, writes Polish journalist and publicist Grzegorz Górny
‘Ukraine is defending Poland and Europe,’ said a top Polish official during the opening of an exhibition of destroyed Russian tanks in Castle Square, Warsaw
Petr Fiala assured Ukraine that Czechia intends to continue supporting the country militarily, but will first need to replenish its resources
“Orbán is doing the dirty work for other countries”
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki reminded opposition politicians that he, along with fellow Visegrád Group leaders, visited Kyiv three months ago
Zbigniew Rau said that European leaders should continue to supply Ukraine with much-needed military supplies and leave the decision to negotiate with Russia to the Ukrainian government
The war has joined the fates of Poland and Ukraine for better or worse, most likely for at least the next few generations, writes Marek A. Cichocki
The Polish Territorial Defense Force (WOT) created in 2019 by Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz already features over 50,000 trained volunteers
“Ukraine cannot be allowed to end up like Czechoslovakia in 1938,” warned Jan Lipavský
“Our army is not in great condition either,” said Czechia’s former PM while arguing against more military aid to Ukraine
Czechia’s top priority while leading the EU presidency is likely to be the war in Ukraine and Europe’s response to it
The Western world is doomed if it cannot respond to Putin’s crimes, writes lawyer, political scientist, and Oxford professor Jan Zielonka
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia Eduard Heger Petr Fiala Slovakia Ukraine war czech republic News Trending Their shared position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine also reflects the permanent ties between the two states
Eastern European countries like Poland and Estonia are performing admirably, according to a new report
There are fears of a new wave of migration due to food shortages caused by the war in Ukraine
The unwillingness of France and Germany to help Ukraine is also fueled by the fear of a more powerful Poland, writes Jacek Karnowski
The deal could be a breakthrough for the Polish defense industry, as it is the biggest export contract in decades
Germany was to compensate for the tanks Poland is sending to Ukraine by providing the Poles with modern Leopards, but it turns out that there will be fewer of them than planned and they are not combat-ready, says defense analyst Jarosław Wolski
Jarosław Kaczyński Kyiv meeting Mateusz Morawiecki Ukraine war Volodymyr Zelensky News Poland Trending Ukraine and Poland deepen ties as war with Russia drags on in the east
Energy Prices European Commission Russian aggression Ukraine war Věra Jourová czech republic News Trending “We can guarantee that there will be enough energy for heating and enough food,” the EC vice-president Věra Jourová commented on rapidly rising prices
“We came to help Ukraine. We didn’t like what was going on here,” said one Czech volunteer
Approximately 1,000 refugees are still arriving in Czechia every day, while 1,000 more are either returning to Ukraine or heading to other EU member states
The West, Central Europe and Russia are all getting tired of this war and its costs, writes Jerzy Surdykowski in Polish daily Rzeczpospolita
There are two ways the U.S. can handle Russia, either by appeasing it as is proposed by Kissinger or by confronting and trying to weaken it, a strategy the U.S. seems to have chosen which is good for Poland, asserts Bartłomiej Radziejewski, the director of the Nowa Konfederacja think tank
Czech Republic Jana Černochová Military spending Ukraine Ukraine war Weapons czech republic News Trending In the government’s view, it is imperative that the assistance remains continuous
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 350,000 newcomers in Czechia have obtained relevant visas
Poland has provided the Ukrainian army has received 18 modern KRAB howitzers with training provided for 100 artillery personnel
The Polish government spokesman played down Kadyrov’s threats saying Poland is determined to defend Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine from “such individuals”
Russia’s absurd reasoning for war in Ukraine was part of a thought-out strategy, writes A. Marek Cichocki
Hungary is among the few EU countries that are not yet prepared to move away from Russian energy imports without cast-iron guarantees of support from the European Commission
“50,000 or maybe 150,000 Ukrainian pupils can enter schools from September,” explains the Czech education minister
The Czech Ministry of Defense did not previously reveal the specifics of its material support for Ukraine
To increase Czechia’s food stocks to last 15 days would cost up to 12 billion korunas (€487 million)
A cybernetic army is needed to fight for the hearts and minds of public opinion on war in Ukraine, writes writer and journalist Tomasz Łysiak
The Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called for the total isolation of Putin
Germany, France and Italy all dream of peace that would be paid for with Ukrainian land, but only a total defeat for the Kremlin will lift the threat of a future peace being paid for with Polish interests, writes Andrzej Krajewski for dziennik.pl
Czech soldiers will be trained in Germany on the new equipment later this year
Some Putin-supporting nationalists are now directing bitter criticism towards the Russian military and even political leadership, writes Grzegorz Górny for portal wPolityce.pl
energy sanctions European Union Jan Lipavský Josep Borrell Russian aggression Ukraine war czech republic News Countries did however agree on additional defense funding for Ukraine
The 49-year-old Czech citizen worked in Ukraine as a truck driver before the war, but after the outbreak of fighting, he came to help as a volunteer fighter
“The refugees will receive food instead of money to discourage people from coming here for money,” claims Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan
The dialogue with Ukraine should be as intense as possible
Many things unite both countries, even if they have evolved differently, writes Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala
Roma refugees from Ukraine often have dual citizenship and, as Hungarian citizens, are not entitled to receive help in the Czech Republic
“In fact, we are going to build a ghetto here for Ukrainian refugees, which is fatal,” says Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib
The Czech prime minister is expected to co-sign the decision
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, twice as many Ukrainian children were born in Poland compared to the previous year
The sixth package of EU sanctions appears to have hit a dead-end due to Viktor Orbán, but Poland may be able to persuade him to drop his stance, writes Michał Szułdrzyński for Rzeczpospolita daily
“War in Ukraine brought despair and anger, but the West is united as it never was,” says Mark Brzezinski, U.S. ambassador to Warsaw
The reconstruction of Ukraine will cost hundreds of billions of euros
“There is no targeted treatment. Only vaccination can prevent it. The disease can result in permanent paralysis or death,” noted Czech physician Lenka Petroušová
It is Vladimir Putin who made May 9 Russia’s main state celebration, and now he is trapped by the myth he has himself created, writes Andrzej Łomanowski for Rzeczpospolita daily
“We are setting a global standard. There hasn’t been any such an example anywhere,” says Polish minister responsible for war refugees from Ukraine
In an interview with portal wPolityce.pl, former Polish ambassador to Ukraine Jan Piekło claimed it was a mistake to allow Ambassador Andreev to remain in Poland after his many provocations against both Poles and Ukrainians
It is in EU’s interest to be as close to the rebuilding of Ukraine as possible
“The energy supply in Germany is at risk, supply chains are breaking down, we have high inflation”
The war waged in Ukraine is not an irrational decision by Vladimir Putin but a strategic geopolitical and cultural choice to impose Russian domination, writes Grzegorz Górny for portal wPolityce.pl
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The joint project concerns the modernization of the Czech army and concrete support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The war in Ukraine turned out to be a great embarrassment for the Holy See and for the pope himself, writes Goran Andrijanić for portal wPolityce.pl
According to Ukrainian source, their forces have eliminated a dozen Russian generals since the invasion began
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine proved the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party had the best assessment of the threat Russia posed, but that has not translated into a surge for the ruling party because of other long-standing problems, writes Agaton Koziński for portal wp.pl
According to government data, 3.5 million Ukrainians now live in Poland
So far, the Roma are leading their age-old alternative to our way of life and live as society allows
