The head of Germany’s cyber security agency is expected to be relieved from his post over links to Russia’s federal security service, news outlets have reported. Arne Schönbohm.Photo: Wikimedia Commons Arne Schönbohm is believed to have maintained contacts with Russian security officials through a controversial non-profit, named Cyber-Sicherheitsrat Deutschland e.V. (Cyber Security Council Germany), the Polish biznesalert.pl

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Poland’s president has held urgent consultations with his Ukrainian counterpart after Russia’s deadly rocket attack on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine.  Poland's President Andrzej Duda has held urgent consultations with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia’s deadly rocket attack on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Monday. Twitter/Office of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda and Volodymyr

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At least 12 people were killed and around 50 injured, including six children, as a result of Russia’s shelling of the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia in the early hours of Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. The aftermath of Russian missile strikes on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Sunday, October 9, 2022.Photo: EPA/Ukrainian Security Service via PAP A high-rise residential building was partially destroyed, five other apartment buildings leveled

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A large-scale explosion that damaged the Kerch Strait bridge linking Russia with occupied Crimea will not permanently disrupt critical supplies, but may increase friction in Russian logistics during its war against Ukraine, according to a US think tank. A firefighting helicopter pours water on the Kerch Strait bridge after the explosion on Saturday, October 8, 2022.Photo: EPA/STRINGER Russia's strategic road-and-rail bridge, a key

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The Polish prime minister has blamed Europe’s energy woes on Germany, saying that Berlin's natural gas deal with Moscow has proved "disastrous" for the 27-nation European Union. Mateusz MorawieckiPAP/Radek Pietruszka Speaking in an interview with business and financial news broadcaster CNBC, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said this week that the Kremlin behaved “like a drug dealer” in its standoff with Europe over gas supplies, Polish state news agency PAP reported. “Initially, the

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Germany’s new energy aid package to families and businesses has come under fire in some parts of Europe, with the Polish prime minister warning the plan might “destroy” the bloc’s single market.  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at an informal European Union summit in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Friday, October 7, 2022.PAP/EPA/Filip Singer The controversy came as

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Poland’s foreign minister on Wednesday met with his Greek counterpart to discuss support for war-torn Ukraine, energy policy and food security, among other issues. Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (right) and Greece's Nikos Dendias (left) hold a joint news conference after their talks in Warsaw on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. PAP/Paweł Supernak Zbigniew Rau and Nikos Dendias held talks

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Polish President Andrzej Duda is starting a two-day visit to Malta on Wednesday, with plans to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine at a summit of the so-called Arraiolos Group of countries, an aide said. Polish President Andrzej Duda.Photo: Marek Borawski/KPRP Duda's top foreign policy aide, Jakub Kumoch, told reporters that the meeting would focus on "some of the most pressing issues, such as the security of

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Russia is planning to conduct a nuclear test on Ukraine’s borders, NATO has warned its members, according to media reports. Vladimir Putin.PAP/EPA/Grigory Sysoev The news was announced by Britain’s The Times newspaper on Monday, Poland’s bizneslert.pl website reported.    Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to use the test as a demonstration of “his willingness to use weapons of mass destruction,” the Western

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European Union leaders are expected to discuss continental security and the fallout from Russia's war in Ukraine when they gather for a two-day informal summit in Prague later this week, officials have said. Charles MichelPAP/EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL European Council chief Charles Michel said in a statement that the meeting in the Czech capital would focus on "the three most pressing - and interlinked - issues for

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