Poland will send a team of experts to help Finland deal with a "hybrid attack" on its border with Russia, the presidential National Security Bureau (BBN) has said. The Finnish-Russian border in Lapland, November 27, 2023.PAP/EPA/TOMI HANNINEN The BBN's head, Jacek Siewiera, announced the mission in an interview with state broadcaster TVP Info on Tuesday night. He said that
Poland's Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk on Tuesday joined his NATO counterparts for a two-day meeting in Brussels to discuss further military assistance to Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s invasion. Image:PAP/Andrzej Lange During their meeting in the Belgian capital on Tuesday and Wednesday, top diplomats from NATO countries were expected to address the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as growing strategic competition, according to an announcement. NATO chief Jens
Polish farmers blocking the Medyka checkpoint at the Ukrainian border in protest against government policies have said they will extend their blockade into the new year. Photo:PAP/Darek Delmanowicz The protest will continue round the clock until January 3, Polish state news agency PAP reported on Monday. Polish farmers launched their blockade of the Medyka checkpoint on Thursday, demanding subsidies on wheat and
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope for a resolution to the tense situation at the Polish-Ukrainian border during a press conference in Kyiv. Trucks queuing on the bypass of Przemyśl, southeastern Poland, on November 26, waiting to cross the Polish-Ukrainian border at the Medyka checkpoint. The waiting time for departure from Poland is approximately 127 hours.
Around 22,200 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Polish border guards said on Saturday. Photo:Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, over 17.31 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard agency. Meanwhile, some 15.5 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, the
Poland's conservative prime minister-designate has said he will unveil his new government on Monday, adding that it will be a "cross-party coalition for Poland." Polish Prime Minister-designate Mateusz Morawiecki takes questions from reporters in Warsaw on Friday, November 24, 2023.PAP/Paweł Supernak Mateusz Morawiecki made the declaration at a news conference in Warsaw on Friday, public broadcaster Polish Radio's
Polish farmers have blocked the Medyka border checkpoint with Ukraine, demanding subsidies on wheat and state-backed loans amid an influx of Ukrainian grain. Photo:PAP/Darek Delmanowicz Protesters said they would block trucks from reaching the checkpoint between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. every day until Sunday, public broadcaster Polish Radio's IAR news agency reported. The farmers want the government to subsidise the
Poland's National Public Prosecutor's Office has filed court charges against 16 individuals suspected of spying for Russia. Photo:PAP/Leszek Szymański The 16 suspects, who are nationals of other Eastern European countries, face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, public broadcaster Polish Radio's IAR news agency reported on Wednesday. They will be tried before the district court in the eastern Polish city of Lublin,
Poland's defence minister on Tuesday met with his US counterpart to discuss bilateral military cooperation amid Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, officials said. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet near the southeastern Polish city of Rzeszów on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.X/Polish Ministry of Defence Poland's Mariusz Błaszczak and America's Lloyd Austin
Poland's conservative prime minister-designate has appealed to the country's opposition parties to back his new Cabinet, saying it could deliver their proposals in areas such as social policy, healthcare and education. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (first from right) talks to reporters in Warsaw on Monday, November 20, 2023.X/Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki made the declaration
