Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before and will have security assurances when the Russian invasion ends to deter any future aggression from Moscow, the alliance’s secretary-general has said. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (right) shake hands as they hold a joint news conference at the NATO summit in
The Polish government has appointed a temporary administrator to seize Russian oligarch Vyacheslav Kantor’s stake in the state-controlled chemicals maker Grupa Azoty, according to officials. Poland's Development and Technology Minister Waldemar Buda.PAP/Paweł Supernak The move was announced by Poland’s Development and Technology Minister Waldemar Buda on Tuesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Kantor, a fertiliser tycoon, owns
NATO leaders, including Poland’s president, top diplomat and defence minister, have gathered for a two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, with discussions set to be dominated by the issue of bringing Ukraine closer to the alliance, according to officials. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg meets reporters ahead of the start of the alliance's annual summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania,
Europe must seclude Russia behind a “security cordon” stretching from Scandinavia to the Balkans in order to protect itself from the Kremlin’s aggressive policy, the Polish prime minister has said. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki addresses a meeting of Poland’s top military officials and commanders, in the east-central city of Legionowo, on Monday, July 10, 2023.PAP/Marcin
Poland on Thursday unveiled its first Ukrainian theatrical stage at the Grotowski Institute in the southwestern city of Wrocław, with the aim to create a regular platform for Ukrainians and anyone interested in Ukrainian language and culture. Photo:Facebook/Grotowski Institute The Ukrainian stage was launched as part of the 2023 Antybohaterka (Anti-Heroine) Festival of Fact-based Theatre, which began on the same
There is no discussion in NATO about whether Ukraine meets the military requirements for joining the Alliance. It is the only country that uses NATO weapons, doctrine, tactics and ammunition to fight against Russia, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has said. Margus Tsahkna. Photo: PAP/EPA/TOMS KALNINS "All NATO members understand that the requirement to submit a Membership Action
Światowe korporacje zainwestują w Polsce, o co usilnie zabiega Morawiecki, jeżeli będziemy dysponować dużymi zasobami taniej siły roboczej. Stąd pomysł, żeby ją zaimportować. Po co? Przecież mamy 6,5 ml własnych obywateli, od ręki Taki pomysł na Polskę nowoczesną ma premier Mateusz Morawiecki, a z nim obóz władzy obecnej i przyszłej. Pokazało to ostatnie, niewdrożone na szczęście
The presidents of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia have called on the NATO alliance to strengthen its defences against “threats emanating from Belarus,” such as the deployment of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons there, and the possible relocation of the Wagner Group of Russian mercenaries to Belarus. Polish President Andrzej Duda (centre), Lithuania’s Gitanas Nausėda (right ) and
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, which led a failed rebellion in Russia last month, has returned to Russia, the Belarusian autocrat has said. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.Photo: Telegram/concordgroup_official/ Lukashenko said on June 27 that Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus as part of the deal he brokered between the mercenary boss and the
The Russian military has lost nearly half of its forces in Ukraine, a top British defense official has said. Moscow, the Kremlin skyline.Photo: PAP/ gm/soa/ Grzegorz Michałowski Speaking before the House of Commons defense committee on Tuesday, British Armed Forces Commander Admiral Tony Radakin highlighted the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive and dismissed claims of a slow progress, emphasizing
