Poland’s Internal Security Agency has detained a Ukrainian national working for Russian intelligence who planned to commit acts of sabotage, including setting fire to facilities in the southwestern Polish city of Wrocław, officials have announced. An officer with Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW)Photo: abw.gov.pl "The Internal Security Agency received information that a Ukrainian citizen, acting on behalf
Ahead of European Parliament elections in June, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for more effective measures to protect farmers' interests within the European Union. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (right) and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (left) meet in Warsaw on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak Speaking at a joint news conference with European
Around 32,000 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past two days, Polish border guards said on Wednesday. Photo:Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, about 19 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard agency. Meanwhile, around 17 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, the
A new cooperation against Russian disinformation operations will be presented at Monday's meeting of the Weimar Triangle countries - Poland, France and Germany, France’s Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said in an interview with the Ouest-France daily. Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock meet in Berlin on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.Photo: PAP/Albert
The Polish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday to correct "President Vladimir Putin’s 10 lies on Poland and Ukraine which were not rectified by Tucker Carlson." Russian President Vladimir PutinPhoto: EPA/Alexei Danichev/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN According to Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in his first interview with an American journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly two years ago, Putin made ten
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said Moscow has no interest in expanding its war in Ukraine to other countries such as Poland and Latvia, according to reports. Russian President Vladimir PutinPhoto: EPA/Alexei Danichev/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN In his first interview with an American journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly two years ago, Putin said this week that Western leaders had come to realize it was impossible to inflict
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and top diplomat Radosław Sikorski will travel to Paris on Monday in an effort to renew ties as part of the Weimar Triangle group, which also includes Germany, according to the foreign ministry in Warsaw. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka During the visit, the Polish foreign minister will hold talks his French
In a statement during a visit to Rwanda, Polish President Andrzej Duda highlighted the importance of strengthening Poland's military capabilities to minimize the threat of a Russian attack. Polish President Andrzej Duda and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame meet in Kigali on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka The president's comments came during a joint press conference
A special commission on Tuesday started a parliamentary probe into suspected irregularities in the granting of Polish work visas under the country's previous government. Photo:PAP/Mateusz Marek The inquiry is led by Michał Szczerba, an MP for Poland’s ruling Civic Coalition (KO) group. Polish lawmakers in December voted 259-79, with one abstention, to approve the probe. The cash-for-visas scandal involves allegations that Polish consulates overseas issued work visas to migrants in
Poland's lower-house Speaker Szymon Hołownia has embarked on a two-day visit to neighbouring Lithuania, aiming to discuss bilateral ties and regional security in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine. Szymon Hołownia.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka During the visit, his first official trip abroad, Hołownia plans to hold talks with officials including Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and parliamentary Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen. Speaking to reporters before the trip, Hołownia
