Poland’s prime minister on Wednesday urged the European Union to “make decisions fast” in response to Russia's assault on Ukraine and the energy crisis. Mateusz Morawiecki.PAP/Maciej Kulczyński Mateusz Morawiecki made the appeal during a business conference in the southwestern Polish city of Karpacz, state news agency PAP reported. The Polish PM told the Economic Forum: “The whole world has been
Poland has taken in 6.07 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Tuesday. Poland has taken in 6.07 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Tuesday.Twitter/Polish Border Guard "Since February 24, a total of 6,072,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet. On Monday, some 19,600 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the
Poland’s defence minister on Monday approved a contract for the purchase of 48 Krab self-propelled gun howitzers and 36 accompanying vehicles for the country’s armed forces, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signs a contract for the purchase of 48 Krab self-propelled gun howitzers for the Polish
Ben Hodges, the former commanding general of United States Army Europe, has said that the US must be prepared for “the end of the Russian Federation as it looks today.” Ben Hodges.PAP/CTK/Michal Krumphanzl The retired Lieutenant General, who also held command posts during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, made the statement in a tweet on Monday, Poland’s
The Russian forces are constantly attempting to take full control of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Ukrainian General Staff has reported. A sports complex building in Kharkov destroyed by a Russian S-300 missile, 2 September 2022.Photo: PAP/Mykola Kalyeniak The communiqué, released on Sunday, said that the Russian army controls the Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Mykolaiv regions. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian forces
“Russia is preparing a decisive energy blow on all Europeans for this winter,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said. Photo:EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO “Why are they doing this? Russia wants to destroy the normal life of every European, in all countries of our continent. It wants to weaken and intimidate all of Europe. Where Russia can't do it with
New energy sanctions “will restore justice to all Europeans whom Russia is trying to blackmail with artificially high prices on the energy market,” Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Photo:EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT The comment came after the G7 countries agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil in an attempt to hit the Kremlin’s ability to fund
Poland’s health minister on Friday paid tribute to Ukraine’s resistance against the Russian invasion as he visited injured troops in a hospital near Lviv. Poland's Health Minister Adam Niedzielski (second from right) and Ukraine's Viktor Liashko (left) meet reporters in Lviv, Western Ukraine, on Friday, September 2, 2022.PAP/Karina Sało Adam Niedzielski was accompanied at the Vynnyky hospital by his Ukrainian
Heavy fighting continues in the south of Ukraine, including near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the British Ministry of Defence said on Friday. Heavy fighting continues in the south of Ukraine, including near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the British Ministry of Defence said on Friday.Photo: Wikimedia Commons In their latest intelligence report on the
Ukrainian soldiers have again praised the Polish-built Krab self-propelled gun howitzers, comparing them to "a Porsche car," while likening Soviet-era equipment to "a Russian Lada," according to news reports. The Polish-built Krab self-propelled howitzers.PAP/Darek Delmanowicz Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, Poland has been at the forefront of providing security assistance to its embattled eastern neighbour,
