Russian President Vladimir Putin has blasted the West for trying to "tear apart" Russia while undermining Ukraine’s sovereignty in an interview aired on national television on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with leadership of military-industrial complex enterprises in Tula, Russia, 23 December 2022. Photo: PAP/EPA/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL He argued that his offensive in Ukraine aimed to
A vast majority of Poles are in favour of donating more weapons to war-stricken Ukraine, a survey has shown. Ukraine needs more arms and munitions to stave off the Russian invasion.ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/East News Some 77.5% of the surveyed believe Poland should not cease its arms deliveries and continue the effort despite having already sent nearly two billion
Poland’s defence minister has announced that the Polish navy has been equipped with another mine destroyer. The Polish navy has been equipped with another mine destroyer, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced on Thursday.Twitter/Mariusz Błaszczak Mariusz Błaszczak delivered the news via Twitter on Thursday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Błaszczak, who is also a deputy prime
Polish MPs have drawn up legislation to allow Poles to serve in the Ukrainian army as Ukraine defends itself from Russia's invasion, officials have said. Polish MPs have drawn up legislation to enable Poles to serve in the Ukrainian army as Ukraine defends itself from Russia's invasion.Sgt. 1st Class Walter Van Ochten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The cross-party bill was
Pope Francis has extended Christmas wishes to Poles, thanking them for welcoming refugees from Ukraine. Ukrainian refugees crossing into Poland.Photo: Mvs.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons During a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, Francis said: “I would like to wish all Poles a blessed Christmas. According to your tradition, during Christmas Eve, you leave
Poland’s president and first lady have taken part in a Christmas meeting with the country’s security forces and law enforcement officers, thanking them for their service in the past year, especially for helping refugees from Ukraine. Poland's President Andrzej Duda (second from left) and First Lady Agata Kornhauser Duda (left) take part in a Christmas meeting
Russia's armed forces plan to attack Moldova early next year, the head of the country's intelligence and security service has warned. Pixabay LicenseImage by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay Speaking to broadcaster TVR Moldova on Monday, Alexandru Musteata said that a possible Russian invasion of Moldova depended on how the Kremlin handles its “special military operation” in
The Polish army wants to train up to 8,000 civilians in basic military and survival skills this winter, amid Russia's war on Ukraine, more than it originally planned, officials have said. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak meets reporters in Warsaw on Monday, December 19, 2022.PAP/Marcin Obara The Train with the Army programme was unveiled by Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on Monday,
Flawed Russian planning assumptions and campaign design decisions plagued Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from its onset, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US think tank. Vladimir Putin.PAP/EPA/Mikhael Klimentyev The ISW made the assessment in its latest report on the war in Ukraine, published on Saturday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. The Washington-based
Poland’s prime minister has said that he and fellow European Union leaders have reached agreement on a ninth package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Mateusz Morawiecki.PAP/Andrzej Lange Mateusz Morawiecki made the announcement after a European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. He told a media briefing: “After two rounds of negotiations, the new sanctions have been agreed
