Poland
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The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania completed a switch from Russia’s electricity grid to the EU’s system on Sunday (Feb 9), severing Soviet-era ties amid heightened security after the suspected sabotage of several subsea cables and pipelines. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the move, years in the planning, as marking a…
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A proposed change to the checkerboard insignia on Polish warplanes could make them harder for enemies to detect in battle. A significant change is coming for the insignia of the Polish Air Force: a new low-detectability checkerboard pattern meant to ensure the country’s F-35 jets can operate with maximum stealth. The idea of camouflaging warplanes…
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Donald Trump’s joint appearance with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the battleground state of Pennsylvania has been canceled, according to a source familiar with the Republican presidential candidate’s plans. Trump and Duda had been planning to attend the unveiling of a monument at a Polish-American Catholic shrine north of Philadelphia on Sunday. If the event…
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As we reported earlier, Andrii Sybiha, a former ambassador to Turkey, is Ukraine’s new chief diplomat. This morning, Mr Sybiha said he had held a meeting with his Polish counterpart Radek Sikorski and “looked forward” to welcoming Mr Sikorski to Kyiv soon. He also said he updated Mr Sikorski on the frontline situation, and “noted…
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Polish farmers have resumed their protest blockade at the Ukrainian border crossing due to agricultural imports from the country. Farmers in Poland have staged sporadic demonstrations at the border since last autumn. The demonstrators are blocking trucks from leaving Ukraine. Cargo vehicles heading to Ukraine are allowed to enter by 12 trucks per 12 hours…
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Poland is set to impose restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski said on Monday. “These will be decisions both regarding the embassy and the consular staff of the Russian Federation in Poland,” Sikorski said in Brussels after a meeting of European Union (EU) foreign ministers. According…
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Poland’s security agency has searched a number of properties as part of an investigation into alleged Russian spying. The ABW said it carried out the searches along with other European security services, including the Czech Republic. A hub for Western military supplies to Ukraine, Poland has said it’s become a major target of Russian spies.…
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Poland’s prime minister says his country is “close to a solution” with Ukraine over agricultural imports. While Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its defence against Russia, the issue has been a major sticking point in relations between the two countries. Polish farmers have been in uproar over what they say is…
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Russia’s ambassador to Poland did not attend the foreign ministry in Warsaw today despite being summoned to do so. Poland has demanded an explanation from Moscow after one of its missiles briefly entered Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine in the early hours of yesterday. Defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the airspace…
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Poland has demanded an explanation from Russia after reporting one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine. The Polish foreign ministry intends to summon the Russian ambassador, after the incident prompted the NATO member to activate F-16 fighter jets. The missile was part of Russia’s third big…
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Poland plans to launch a series of military observation satellites next year, a deputy defence minister announced yesterday. “Next year, as the Ministry of Defence and the Polish Army, we want to put our first Polish satellites into orbit,” Cezary Tomczyk told a news briefing. Poland intends to acquire a satellite system equipped with radar…
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Poland’s new foreign minister has urged Warsaw’s Western allies to step up aid to Ukraine to prevent the fighting from spilling over into other territories. Radoslaw Sikorski outlined three steps in a speech at the Atlantic Council thinktank in Washington – back Ukraine with ammunition, invest in security deterrence and deepen alliances to secure a…
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The first train deployed in the operation moved 23 trucks across the border from Ukraine into Poland this morning, Ukrzalynitsya said. Officials were working out ways to speed up the procedure and efforts were under way to have trucks moved in the opposite direction, into Ukraine. Drivers were being moved across the border by bus,…
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A Wagner mercenary military exercise in Belarus has triggered warnings from Poland that Russia is deliberately trying to destabilise the border region. Heightened border tensions between Poland and Belarus have led to a dramatic fall in visitor numbers to one of Poland’s traditional tourist attractions. The Bialowieza forest is a national park and home to…
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Poland on Sunday announced plans to deploy more troops and nearly 200 military vehicles to its border with Belarus. “Over 1,000 soldiers and almost 200 units of equipment from the 12th and 17th Mechanized Brigades are starting to move to the east of the country as part of the Safe Podlasie operation,” Defense Minister Mariusz…
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Moscow “strongly protests” the arrest of a Russian citizen in Poland and demands an explanation. The Russian Embassy in Warsaw is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, Zakharova told Russian state-run news agency TASS, adding that all necessary assistance will be provided to the Russian…
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