A Polish deputy prime minister has said that the International Criminal Court has made “a good decision” to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, over allegations that the Russian leader has overseen the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. Mariusz Błaszczak.PAP/Tomasz Waszczuk Mariusz Błaszczak made the comment in a media interview on Saturday night, Polish
Poland’s foreign ministry has welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed during his invasion of Ukraine. Polish foreign ministry HQ in Warsaw.Lukas Plewnia from Berlin, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Polish foreign ministry expressed
Poland’s foreign minister has met with South Korea’s top diplomat, unification minister and the head of the country’s national security bureau to discuss “the strategic Polish-South Korean partnership" on security and defence. Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (left) and South Korea's Park Jin (right) meet in Seoul on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.Twitter/Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau,
A Polish deputy climate and environment minister has outlined the government’s efforts to control the transborder transport of waste, saying that, thanks to the policy, “Poland is no longer Europe’s waste-yard.” Polish Deputy Climate and Environment Minister Jacek Ozdoba holds a news conference in Warsaw on Monday, March 13, 2023.PAP/Paweł Supernak Jacek Ozdoba made the remark at a
The detention late last year of Carsten L., an agent with the German foreign intelligence agency (BND), on suspicion of passing state secrets to Russia, could be Germany’s “biggest spying scandal in recent decades,” according to “Der Spiegel” magazine. The detention late last year of Carsten L., an agent with the German foreign intelligence agency (BND),
Ukraine's foreign minister urged Germany in an interview published on Sunday to speed up supplies of ammunition and to start training Ukrainian pilots on Western fighter jets. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.EPA/MYKOLA TYS Dmytro Kuleba told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that ammunition shortages were the "number one" problem in Ukraine's attempt to repel Russia's invasion. He said
Polish city of Płock has announced a collection of wax and paraffin for the production of trench candles for Ukrainian soldiers. Trench candles.Photo: twitter.com/wjakobik The wax and paraffin, as well as finished candles, will be transported to Makarov near Kyiv, and then to the battlefront. The authorities in Ukraine’s Makarov asked Płock for the support after the Polish
Poland’s central bank has updated its GDP growth forecasts for the country, saying it now expects the economy to expand 0.9 percent this year, followed by 2.1 percent growth in 2024 and 3.1 percent in 2025. The Warsaw headquarters of the National Bank of Poland (NBP).Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell Meanwhile, inflation is projected to stand at 11.9 percent this year, followed by 5.7 percent in 2024 and 3.5 percent in 2025, the
The Estonian army has begun to deploy protective barriers around the country, including “concrete anti-tank obstacles,” to help defend Estonia against a potential invasion, officials have said. The Estonian army has begun to deploy protective barriers around the country, including “concrete anti-tank obstacles,” to help defend Estonia against a potential invasion, officials said on Thursday.PAP/EPA/Valda Kalnina The
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has met with his Saudi Arabian counterpart and hailed Saudi Arabia as a “vital partner” as Poland seeks to diversify its sources of oil supplies. Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki briefs reporters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.Twitter/Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland Morawiecki was hosted by Saudi Arabia’s
