The war in Ukraine has weakened the Franco-German axis that once defined Europe, with the balance of power now shifting toward the UK and Poland, a British political scientist has claimed. Fighting in Ukraine's Bakhmut.PAP/Muhammed Enes Yildirim / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM In an op-ed featured in the British news magazine The New Statesman, Maurice Glasman, a political scientist from St Mary's University in London, highlights

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Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko may seek to use the Wagner Group of mercenaries to reduce his country's military dependence on Russia, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US think tank. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.Photo: EPA/BELARUS PRESIDENT PRESS SERVICE Lukashenko announced on Tuesday that the leader of Russia's 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had arrived in Belarus, days after his

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The European Union has approved EUR 39.33 million of new support for Polish farmers affected by imports of agri-food products from Ukraine, officials said on Monday. Pixabay LicenseImage by moerschy from Pixabay The European Commission announced that member states on Monday approved a EUR 100 million support package for farmers in Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Of this, Poland will receive EUR 39.33 million, while EUR 9.77 million will be allocated to Bulgaria,

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Germany has objected to plans by the European Commission to use frozen Russian central-bank assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine, because it fears this would “set a precedent for others to pursue,” such as Poland’s claim for reparations from Germany for World War II, according to a report. Photo:PAP/Abaca/AA/ABACA Germany’s objections were detailed in an article by Britain’s Financial

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The world has seen that Russia's rulers control nothing, there is total chaos, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, commenting on what may have turned into a military coup in Russia by rogue Wagner mercenary forces on Saturday. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.PAP/EPA/DUMITRU DORU Zelensky's remarks came in a video statement released late on Saturday. "Today the world saw

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The recent rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin has revealed weaknesses within the Kremlin, while strengthening the position of Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka, according to the latest report by the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Wagner Group mercenaries in Russia's Rostov-on-Don.PAP/EPA/ARKADY BUDNITSKY ISW analysts predict that the effects of Russian President Vladimir Putin's televised appearance,

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A Warsaw court has for a second time refused the prosecutor's request to issue an arrest warrant for Leszek Czarnecki - until 2018 one of the richest Poles. Leszek CzarneckiPAP/Jakub Kamiński The Polish Prosecutor's Office claims that Czarnecki, "As the Chair of the Supervisory Board and the de facto managing director of the company, through granting permission, enabled the

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The Kremlin has introduced an "anti-terrorist operation" regime in Moscow, the Moscow region, and the Voronezh region in response to the Wagner Group revolt, independent Russian portal Meduza reported on Saturday. Photo:PAP/EPA/ARKADY BUDNITSKY As part of the security measures, individuals may be required to provide identification or face potential detention for verification purposes. Additionally, individuals entering or

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Consumer sentiment in Poland has improved this month, the country’s statistics office has reported, amid reduced worries over economic risks and the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine. Pixabay LicenseImage by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay The state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency said its Current Consumer Confidence Index, which describes current trends in personal consumption, rose by 1.7 points in June, while remaining in negative territory of “minus 28.2” points. Polish consumers surveyed this month were more

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