Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after just six weeks in office, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. Liz Truss delivers a resignation speech in London on Thursday.Photo: EPA/ANDY RAIN "I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability," Truss said in a resignation speech outside Downing Street in London. "Families and businesses were worried about how to
The European Union's executive has confirmed it is blocking further billions of euros in funding for Poland over concerns about the rule of law. Mateusz MorawieckiPAP/Radek Pietruszka Commenting on the issue, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said: - I do not think the EU money, including agricultural funds, cohesion funds and innovation funds, are at risk. Just
Poland’s foreign minister has urged the European Union to strengthen sanctions against Russia and Belarus over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (right) attends the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council, in Luxembourg, on Monday, October 17, 2022.Twitter/Polish Foreign Ministry Zbigniew Rau made the appeal at a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Luxembourg
The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have called for the establishment of a special international tribunal to investigate Russia's "crime of aggression" against Ukraine. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.PAP/Mateusz Marek In a joint statement, the three top diplomats said such a "Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine" was needed to bring Russia’s top political and military leadership to account for
Russia continues to conduct large-scale forced deportations of Ukrainians that likely amount to a deliberate ethnic cleansing campaign, the Institute for the Study of War, a US-based think-tank, said in it its latest update. Ukrainian civilians receive humanitarian aid in the recently recaptured city of Kupiansk, east of Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 15 October 2022. Photo: EPA/ATEF SAFADI The assessment
The United States will provide Ukraine with another military aid package worth a total of USD 725 million. Local people examine the damage in a street in the recently liberated city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, after the latest Russian bombardment of the city, October 14.Photo: EPA/MARIA SENOVILLA The new assistance is aimed at bolstering the
The European Union’s new initiative to train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland and several other countries is set to be launched next month, according to media reports. The European Union’s new scheme to train Ukrainian soldiers, with headquarters in Poland, is set to be launched in mid-November, news agencies reported on Friday. PAP/EPA/Mykola Tys The bloc’s foreign ministers are expected to approve
The Polish defence minister has confirmed that the European Union plans to train Ukrainian soldiers in his country as part of a wider military assistance mission. Mariusz Błaszczak.PAP/EPA/Stephanie Lecocq Mariusz Błaszczak revealed that a multinational training command would be set up in Poland in the near future, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s polskieradio24.pl website reported. Błaszczak, who also serves as a Polish deputy prime minister, made
Statement by Stanisław Żaryn, a senior official at the Polish Prime Minister's Office and the government's pointman for cyberspace security: Stanisław ŻarynPAP/Mateusz Marek Russian institutions responsible for carrying out information warfare activities continuously monitor the situation in Western countries. They identify those actions and speeches that can be used to benefit Russian interests and propaganda efforts. The Kremlin's propaganda publicizes opinions and
Russia’s commanding officers are refusing to issue ammunition to newly mobilised soldiers near the theatre of war in Ukraine because they fear a rebellion in the ranks, according to Ukrainian officials. Russia’s commanding officers are refusing to issue ammunition to newly mobilised soldiers near the theatre of war in Ukraine because they fear a rebellion in
