About 500 publishers from Poland and 14 other countries are expected to take part in the annual Warsaw Book Fair, which opens on May 25. Pixabay LicenseImage by Aleksandra from Pixabay Ukraine will be the event’s guest country of honour, taking part under the motto "Millions of Bridges." According to the organizers, the motto of Ukraine's presence at the fair highlights the fact
Pope Francis has asked Italy’s Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to head a peace mission to try and help end the war in Ukraine, the Vatican has said. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.PAP/EPA/FABIO FRUSTACI The Holy See Press Office confirmed the mission on Saturday evening, news outlets reported. The Vatican’s spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists: “"I can confirm that Pope Francis has entrusted Cardinal
Around 202,430 Russian troops have been killed on the battlefields of Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February 2022, according to Ukrainian military authorities. Photo:PAP/Newscom/Russian Defence Ministry The latest figures were published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Saturday morning, the state Ukrinform news agency reported. Ukrainian forces killed 670 Russian
The world's richest democracies have agreed to step up sanctions on Russia and pledged financial support for Ukraine during a summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, news agencies reported on Friday. G7 summit in Hiroshima: US President Joe Biden, Germany's Olaf Scholz, Britain's Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council head Charles Michel, Italy's
The International Energy Charter has outlined the findings of its latest Ukrainian Energy Sector Damage Assessment Report at a conference in Warsaw. Oleksandr Antonenko (left), head of the Energy Efficiency Unit at the International Energy Charter, speaks at the "European Energy Security: One Year into Russia's War in Ukraine" conference in Warsaw.Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland During the "European Energy Security: One Year
The Polish president has said that his country’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets is “not sufficiently large” to permit the transfer of any of the planes to war-torn Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda. Twitter/Office of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda made the remark at a media briefing in Iceland on Wednesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. The Polish
A Polish security official has warned that Russia is seeking to divide Polish society through propaganda and disinformation spread by officials including foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Stanisław ŻarynPAP/Mateusz Marek "Russian propaganda functionary Maria Zakharova is once again attacking Poles and Polish authorities, thus carrying out disinformation activities in favor of the Kremlin's strategic interests," Stanisław Żaryn, a senior official at the Polish Prime Minister's
The Group of Seven (G7) nations are set to ramp up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine at a summit later this week, targeting energy and exports that support the Kremlin’s war machine, according to officials. US President Joe Biden meets with fellow G7 leaders in 2021.The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The
Poland is to receive the first batch of the US-made HIMARS rocket launchers on Monday, Poland’s defence minister said on Sunday. Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak during the ruling Law and Justice party convention in Warsaw on Sunday.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański Mariusz Błaszczak made the announcement during a speech at the ruling Law and Justice party convention in
By John Irish and Francois Murphy PARIS/VIENNA, May 12 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi plans to present an agreement with Russia and Ukraine on protecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the U.N. Security Council this month, indicating a deal is close, four diplomats have told Reuters. The Vienna headquarters of the International
