Polish diplomacy in crisis after ambassador to France claims Poland will declare war on Russia if Ukraine loses
The Polish embassy in Paris later issued a statement trying to walk back the remarks, but the cat was already out of the bag
Former advisor to Zelensky claims Poland is ready to forget Volhynia
Oleksiy Arestovych claims that Polish officials are saying they are ready to forget, or at least to tone down, their reminders of the Volhynia massacre to Ukraine
Opening Poland’s market to Ukrainian grain was a huge mistake, says former Polish agriculture minister
Marek Sawicki, former agriculture minister, has said that giving Ukrainian grain free access to the Polish market was a mistake that has cost Polish farmers
Radical Ukrainian activist living in Poland wants political representation for growing Ukrainian minority in Polish parliament
Natalya Panchenko, a radical Ukrainian activist living in Poland, has said that the Ukrainian minority in Poland should be represented in Poland’s parliament
Switzerland destroys its own weapons rather than hand them over to Ukraine
Switzerland, like Austria and Hungary, refuses to send weapons to Ukraine
Will America decide who rules Poland?
Poland has become a critical hub for assisting Ukraine and a key outpost for American influence in the region, which means the U.S. will want to have influence over who governs Poland and how, writes Witold Gadowski in Polish magazine Gazeta Polska
Poland will send MiG fighter jets to Ukraine under one condition
Poland’s leader says that Ukraine will also receive F-16s in the future
Poland’s foreign student population continues to rise
The number of foreign students in Poland increased by 3,400 to 86,000
Russian volunteers in Ukraine say they want to overthrow Vladimir Putin, breakup Russia
A soldier from the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) tells a Polish TV channel that his organization was responsible for the incursion into the Bryansk region of Russia and that it wants to overthrow the Russian government
War tourism is flourishing in Ukraine’s destroyed cities
There is no shortage of people willing to take a trip to liberated Ukrainian cities such as Bucha or Irpin, or even near the front line
The war has radically changed Ukrainians’ opinion toward Poland
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has reshaped the political landscape in the region, bringing Poland and Ukraine closer together than ever before
Germany irritated by being upstaged by Poland over tanks for Ukraine, says analyst
Germany is hurting not only over the fact that Poland’s warnings on Russia proved correct but also because Poland has shown itself to be better organized
Poland is ready to take the leadership role on NATO’s eastern flank, says Polish PM
“Poland needs new and strong NATO allies,” said PM Mateusz Morawiecki during his visit to Stockholm
EU’s aid for Ukraine is effectively public aid for itself
Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Kyiv produced a Kafkaesque moment in which she boasted of how the EU is bringing light to Ukraine by donating energy-saving LED bulbs, writes niezalezna.pl
columnist Tomasz Teluk
Poland and Baltic states call on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be banned from the 2024 Olympics
“If Russians commit crimes in Ukraine, we cannot pretend that Russian athletes are peace-bearers and let them participate in sports competitions”
Russia threatens to bomb Polish, Romanian airbases if used by jets donated to Ukraine
If airfields in NATO countries are used by Ukraine, they will become a legitimate target for the Russian armed forces, says General Buzhinsky
Beware of German Chancellor Scholz and his false claims
Poland needs to do more to make people aware of its efforts for Ukraine
I am not certain whether Germans want Ukraine to win this war, says Polish defense minister
According to Poland’s defense minister, Berlin should donate more tanks from its stockpiles to Ukraine
Germany starts deploying Patriot systems to Poland
An initial German contingent of Patriot systems and 350 German troops arrived in Poland on Wednesday
UK defense committee chair calls for ‘massive arms factory’ in Poland
Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood claims the construction of an arms factory in Poland to produce NATO-standard ammunition would be a more sustainable way of supply the Ukrainian war effort
Poll: Ukrainians support political-military alliance with Poland and UK
The survey also shows record-high support for Ukraine’s accession into NATO and the EU
EU refunded Poland only 1% of billions in arms supplies to Ukraine
Poland’s PM says that Poland expects the EU to compensate Poland financially for the arms it is sending to Ukraine
The EU’s green agenda could spark a working-class revolt, if Poland’s history is any guide
Poland’s trade union movement helped shatter the communist regime, but a similar working-class uprising could await the EU if it continues to pursue its green agenda, writes Stefan Tompson for Remix News
‘A coalition of countries is forming to donate Leopards to Ukraine,’ says Polish presidential minister
On Friday, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group will meet to discuss the war in Ukraine at Ramstein Air Base
Polish PM Morawiecki warns against relations with Russia in Berlin as a ‘pact with the devil’
The Polish leader was speaking during a visit to Berlin on Monday
Polish President Andrzej Duda greeted with ovations in the streets of Lviv
According to polls, Andrzej Duda is the foreign leader Ukrainian citizens trust the most
Poland will deliver German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Poland will join an international coalition sending advanced German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
European countries have high demand for Polish onions
Polish onion exports increased by 60 percent in 2022 compared to 2021 due to the Ukraine war and droughts in Europe
Germany aims to save Russia, not to defeat it
Germany wants a Polish government that recognizes Germany’s leadership and implements its strategy regarding Russia and Ukraine, writes Polish senior conservative politician Marian Piłka
Outrage in Poland after Ukrainians once again celebrate Stepan Bandera, who is blamed for murdering 100,000 Poles during WWII
Recent celebrations in Ukraine prompted backlash among Poles who consider Bandera to be a war criminal
The EU’s schizophrenia on Hungary and Italy
In reality, Budapest says out loud what Germany thinks, argues Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki
How the EU uses the Ukraine crisis to blackmail Poland
Supporters of the ruling conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) are finding it increasingly difficult to understand why Poland is willing to back down to Brussels, writes Polish commentator Jerzy Karwelis
Polish and Ukrainian artists create world’s second-largest Christmas nativity scene out of sand in Gdańsk
The Christmas nativity scene was designed around the idea of peace
‘We will change Europe’ – Polish PM Morawiecki tells Italian media he and Italian PM Meloni will return to Europe to a union of homelands
According to Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki, the European Union needs to return to the idea of a Europe of nations in order to be stronger and deal with the Russian threat
Zelensky meets Polish president upon return from Washington
The pair met in Poland on Zelensky’s way home from Washington D.C. to underline the closeness of the Polish-Ukrainian alliance
US Patriot missiles for Ukraine will shore up air defenses, says Polish general
Patriot missile could be a game-changer in Ukraine, but each one costs $5 million, making it a very expensive deterrent
Poland is top supplier of military equipment to Ukraine
Only three countries have sent more military aid to Ukraine than Poland since the beginning of the Russian invasion
Ukrainian ‘gift’ explodes in Polish police headquarters in Warsaw, hospitalizing top cop
Polish police chief general Jarosław Szymczyk was injured after a grenade rocket launcher round given to him by Ukrainian officials exploded at his headquarters
Russians destroy Catholic church in Bakhmut
The Russian army has destroyed a Roman Catholic church in the center of the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine
VIDEO: Ukrainian woman tries to rob bank in Poland, ends up beaten by 90-year-old Polish woman armed with a cane
When no one else would make a move, this 90-year-old Polish woman stepped up and saved the day
German-Polish agreement: Patriot system to be located in Poland, not Ukraine
An agreement has been reached in principle between Poland and Germany on the stationing of the German air defense Patriot rocket system in Poland
An increasing number of Ukrainian refugees in Britain are homeless
Ukrainian refugees in the UK are facing a housing problem as government incentives for Brits housing asylum seekers reach an end
Poland should utilize its image in eastern Europe as a regional power
Often overlooked by the West, Poland is viewed in the eyes of its eastern neighbors as a nation with formidable military power, writes Polish journalist and war correspondent Jakub Maciejewski
Polish defense minister: Germany has offered Poland 8 Patriot launchers
The U.S.-made air defense systems would likely be used in western Ukraine to defend both Polish and Ukrainian territory
Recognizing Russian gains from war in Ukraine is straight path to another world war, warns Poland’s president
Europe cannot accept any peace deals with Russia without Ukraine’s consent, warns Andrzej Duda
Germany’s claim that it can’t send Patriot air-defense missiles to Ukraine is based on a falsehood, says Polish ambassador to NATO
Donating Patriot systems is solely a matter of an agreement between Berlin and Kyiv, said Polish Ambassador to NATO Tomasz Szatkowski
Poland’s security under threat? Germany’s Patriot missile systems will be sent to Poland, but they’ll be operated by German forces
Will Germany actually defend Poland with Patriot missiles if a conflict breaks out?
Germany rejects Poland’s proposal to donate Patriots to Ukraine
The surface-to-air defense system cannot be deployed to non-NATO Ukraine without uniform NATO consent, says Germany
Kyiv’s move to appoint controversial Melnyk risks upsetting Polish-Ukrainian relations
Poland’s attitude towards Russia will not change but the sympathy to leaders in Kyiv can fade, warns Polish columnist Marek Pyza after the controversial appointment of Andrij Melnyk into the Ukrainian government
The center of Europe is moving eastward
Poland must place itself and Ukraine at the forefront of this realignment, writes Polish conservative commentator Jan Rokita
Polish officials outraged after Ukraine appoints deputy foreign minister who praised WWII-era nationalist responsible for killing tens of thousands of Poles
Poland is outraged after Ukraine appoints a foreign affairs official who has openly admired a Ukrainian nationalist tied to the massacre of Polish civilians
Polish refineries produce huge amounts of diesel, helping drive down fuel prices
Poland is also now the largest oil exporter to Ukraine
It’s Russia’s aggression that caused missile incident, says former Polish defense minister
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
Poland likely hit by Ukrainian missile that failed to intercept Russian missile
Despite initial claims that Russia hit Poland with rockets, it appears such claims were false
Russian withdrawal from Kherson is a game changer, says Ukrainian expert
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
Almost every Ukrainian considers Poland to be a friendly country, polling shows
Ukrainian citizens continue to view Poland as their country’s strongest ally
Ukraine will not want Berlin to lead the reconstruction, says Polish expert
Despite German economic clout, Ukraine will gravitate towards Poland as the leader in the future reconstruction of Ukraine, says political scientist Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski
Polish President Duda criticized for speaking to Iranian president
His chief of staff hit back at critics, insisting that Poland can play an active and creative role in regional and global affairs
Poland has funded over half of the Starlink terminals for Ukraine
Around 85 percent of the 20,000 Space X Starlink terminals used by the Ukrainians were actually paid for by the Polish, U.S. and British governments
Poland can’t be paying for the refugees from Ukraine forever, says interior ministry
Deputy Minister of the Interior Paweł Szefernaker has indicated the Polish government will change the regulations related to how the state finances refugees from Ukraine
Record number of HIV cases diagnosed in Poland this year
Until now, the barrier of 1,500 cases had only been surpassed in two previous years — 2019 and 2017
Supporters display Ukrainian and Polish flags ahead of Champions League match in Warsaw
The flags of Poland and Ukraine greeted the players of Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk from the stands of the stadium of Legia Warszawa
Poland begins to survey country’s air defense shelters
“We are preparing for the darkest of scenarios,” said Polish Interior Deputy Minister Maciej Wąsik as the country’s fire departments begin to survey 62,000 civilian shelters
Lukashenko’s decision to send troops to Ukraine border a ploy to split Ukrainian resources, says Polish expert
Russia wants to ratchet up the tension on the border with NATO, argues Piotr Żochowski from the Center for Eastern Studies (OSW)
Polish PM: Rebuild Ukraine with confiscated Russian assets
Polish companies should help rebuild Ukraine, and they would partly be paid with seized Russian assets, said Mateusz Morawiecki
Germany overwhelmed by migrants, 12 out of 16 federal states begin blocking refugees
The majority of German states are saying they can no longer accept refugees
By announcing mobilization, Russia is showing its weakness, says Polish president
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
Polish employment agencies are recruiting workers from South America
Polish employers are opening up to increasingly distant directions of economic migration
Why the Ukrainians are winning
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
Ukraine war could finally end the Cold War and Putin’s Russia
The Cold War never ended and continues in Ukraine, argues political scientist Marek A. Cichocki
Russia requests weapons from North Korea
Russia’s ammunition supply may be the key to its continued war efforts
Ukraine to supply Poland with coal after Russian embargo
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has signaled Ukraine’s readiness to introduce coal export quotas for Poland to help its ally through a difficult time
Germany shouldn’t lead Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts, says former top US diplomat to Poland
Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher has told Polish media outlet Rzeczpospolita that “Germany should not be at the head of the countries reconstructing Ukraine after the war is over” because it was German policy on Nord Stream 2 that contributed to the outbreak of the war
The EU is running low on weapons, says chief diplomat
Jointly buying and producing weapons would be the reasonable and cheaper option, said the EU’s top diplomat
Irish nursing homes closing at ‘unprecedented’ rate and converted to Ukrainian refugee shelters
Nursing home operators can earn substantially more money hosting Ukrainian migrants than Ireland’s elderly population
Poland’s PZU offers summer camp experience to Ukrainian refugee children
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
‘This war is killing Europe,’ says Hungarian security analyst
The war only serves to increase the United States’ advantage over Europe, security analyst Prof. György Nógrádi believes
‘Solidarity’ changed the course of history, says Polish PM on anniversary of signing 1980 August Agreements
Mateusz Morawiecki called 1980 Solidarity a movement that acted fearlessly but responsibly, leading to the bloodless overthrow of the communist system in Eastern Europe
Poland’s PM Morawiecki pushing Macron for more military aid to Ukraine and a freeze to EU’s expensive emissions trading system
The EU’s costly emissions trading scheme is costing nations big on energy in the midst of a crisis
Air pollution caused by war in Ukraine reaches Poland
Air-quality monitors have noted high levels of air pollution, with alert levels exceeded in 24 counties in the east of Poland
Germans should make ‘personal sacrifices’ to support war against Russia, says wealthy FDP politician
A wealthy politician with strong ties to the arms industry is calling for Germans to make “sacrifices” to protect Ukraine
‘Don’t sacrifice Germany for Ukraine’ – German trade association asks Chancellor Scholz to end sanctions against Russia to save economy
Signatories of the open letter say Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world
Russian disinformation campaign tells occupied Ukrainians their country has been partitioned by Poland
According to Ukrainian intelligence services, the Russians are telling locals the Polish currency is now legal tender in the western parts of the country
Russian oil stopped flowing to Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia on Aug. 4
Without the supply from the key Druzhba pipeline, the region will be in trouble in the long term
‘With a war going on at its border, the EU is engaged in attacks on its member countries,’ says former Polish Sejm speaker Marek Jurek
In an exclusive interview, Marek Jurek explains why Poland should have supported Ukraine in resisting the EU’s cynical wartime pressure for the ratification of the Council of Europe’s “Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,” which promotes gender ideology and seeks to undermine the traditional family model
If US switches its attention to the Pacific, other countries in Europe are at risk of invasion, warns former Polish foreign minister
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
German artillery donated to Ukraine is already failing after just weeks of use
Germany’s defense ministry has blamed improper use for their failure
Medvedev’s propaganda calls for Ukraine to be carved up by Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Romania
The former Russian president and prime minister has published a map suggesting a partition of Ukraine between neighboring countries as part of his disinformation and propaganda offensive
What do the US Wild West and the Wild Fields of Ukraine have in common?
Traveling through the United States, Polish journalist and writer Grzegorz Górny looks for an answer to explain American society’s spontaneous support for Ukraine
US and Russian foreign ministers to have first phone call since invasion of Ukraine
The war in Ukraine, however, will not be on the table
Poland’s main battle tanks arrive in Ukraine
The tanks donated by Poland to Ukraine are to be replaced with U.S. Abrams tanks
Only US-Russia peace talks can end the war in Ukraine, says Hungarian PM Orbán
Viktor Orbán said Europe lost its chance to influence European policy when it failed to enforce the Minsk agreement
Germany reneges on weapons exchange deal while Poland rearms
Germany seems to have gone back on the proposed arms exchange for Poland’s delivery of its T-72 tanks to Ukraine
Czechia remains supportive of Ukraine but must ensure its own protection, warns PM’s advisor
“The more the Ukrainians manage to resist, the less likely it is that we will have to fight on our territory,” said Tomáš Pojar
Ukrainian parliament approves legislation granting Poles special status in the country
The Ukrainian parliament has accepted the Ukrainian president’s legislative proposal to award Poles special status in Ukraine allowing citizens of Poland to stay for 18 months, the right to work, trade, and to have access to education and health services
Hungarian foreign minister calls for peace agreement for the sake of Ukrainian children
Ukrainian children are being taken care of in Hungary, but the best course of action to ensure them a brighter future is a brokered peace agreement, Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday
EU farming ministers tackle Ukrainian agriculture, Hungarian drought
Ukraine can only resume agriculture if there is peace, Hungary’s agriculture minister told his peers in Brussels
Poland to purchase used Abrams tanks from US
Besides the contracted 250 new Abrams tanks, Poland has also agreed to purchase 116 used Abrams tanks from the United States
EU approves another €1 billion in aid to Ukraine
This brings the total EU direct aid offered to Ukraine to €2.2 billion