Moscow and Minsk have signed an agreement on the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus amid "growing threats on their western borders," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.Photo: EPA/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN via PAP Shoigu was on Thursday quoted as saying by Russian state-owned news agency TASS that "in the context
Poland will this year initiate a procedure for the purchase of new submarines for its navy, as part of efforts to bolster security in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the country’s defence minister has said. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak speaks at the Defence24 Day conference in Warsaw on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. PAP/Radek Pietruszka Mariusz Błaszczak announced the move at a defence
In an interview for the Polish biweekly "Przegląd Sportowy ONET", Garri Kasparov has praised Poland's support for Ukraine and defiance of Putin. Garry KasparovPAP / Tomasz Waszczuk Kasparov is in Poland on the occasion of the Superbet Rapid&Blitz chess tournament. He praised Poland's Duda who is a favourite. In the interview, Kasparov addressed matters related to chess as
About 500 publishers from Poland and 14 other countries are expected to take part in the annual Warsaw Book Fair, which opens on May 25. Pixabay LicenseImage by Aleksandra from Pixabay Ukraine will be the event’s guest country of honour, taking part under the motto "Millions of Bridges." According to the organizers, the motto of Ukraine's presence at the fair highlights the fact
Pope Francis has asked Italy’s Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to head a peace mission to try and help end the war in Ukraine, the Vatican has said. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.PAP/EPA/FABIO FRUSTACI The Holy See Press Office confirmed the mission on Saturday evening, news outlets reported. The Vatican’s spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists: “"I can confirm that Pope Francis has entrusted Cardinal
Around 202,430 Russian troops have been killed on the battlefields of Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February 2022, according to Ukrainian military authorities. Photo:PAP/Newscom/Russian Defence Ministry The latest figures were published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Saturday morning, the state Ukrinform news agency reported. Ukrainian forces killed 670 Russian
The world's richest democracies have agreed to step up sanctions on Russia and pledged financial support for Ukraine during a summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, news agencies reported on Friday. G7 summit in Hiroshima: US President Joe Biden, Germany's Olaf Scholz, Britain's Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council head Charles Michel, Italy's
The International Energy Charter has outlined the findings of its latest Ukrainian Energy Sector Damage Assessment Report at a conference in Warsaw. Oleksandr Antonenko (left), head of the Energy Efficiency Unit at the International Energy Charter, speaks at the "European Energy Security: One Year into Russia's War in Ukraine" conference in Warsaw.Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland During the "European Energy Security: One Year
The Polish president has said that his country’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets is “not sufficiently large” to permit the transfer of any of the planes to war-torn Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda. Twitter/Office of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda made the remark at a media briefing in Iceland on Wednesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. The Polish
A Polish security official has warned that Russia is seeking to divide Polish society through propaganda and disinformation spread by officials including foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Stanisław ŻarynPAP/Mateusz Marek "Russian propaganda functionary Maria Zakharova is once again attacking Poles and Polish authorities, thus carrying out disinformation activities in favor of the Kremlin's strategic interests," Stanisław Żaryn, a senior official at the Polish Prime Minister's
