Poland’s defence minister has approved a contract for the purchase of fighter jets, tanks and howitzers from South Korea for the Polish armed forces. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak approves the purchase of weapons from South Korea, in Warsaw on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.PAP/Leszek Szymański Mariusz Błaszczak signed the deal in Warsaw on Wednesday, Polish
European Union member states on Tuesday reached agreement on a voluntary reduction of natural gas use by 15 percent this winter to increase the security of energy supply. Poland's Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa (centre) talks to her European Union counterparts at an extraordinary meeting of the EU's Energy Council, in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, July 26,
Poland has delivered a shipment of PT-91 Twardy (Strong) tanks to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks, the authorities in Kyiv confirmed on Monday. Siły zbrojne Ukrainy otrzymały z Polski czołgi PT-91 TwardyRed_Baron / Shutterstock.com Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, said in a tweet: “Polish PT-91 Twardy MBTs are in Ukraine. A
A Polish deputy foreign minister has said his country will not take part in any meeting attended by officials representing Russia or Belarus, in response to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Paweł JabłońskiWojciech Kusiński/Polskie Radio Paweł Jabłoński told public broadcaster Polish Radio on Monday: “We believe that Russia should be totally isolated from all the international forums and formats where it can
Two million zloty (some 400 thousand euro) was collected for Ukraine at an exhibition tennis tournament organized by tennis superstar Iga Świątek in the southern Polish city of Kraków on Saturday. Proceeds from the event are to be donated towards children and teenagers affected by the war in Ukraine, namely the official support fund United 24,
Poland’s tennis superstar Iga Świątek and retired former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska play in an exhibition tournament in Kraków to support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at charity tennis tournament organised in Kraków by Iga Świątek and with participation among others of Agnieszka Radwańska. PAP/Łukasz Gągulski The two joined forces to come up with an
Poland’s prime minister has assured parliament that the country will have sufficient supplies of coal and gas for the winter season. Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki addresses MPs on Friday, July 22, 2022.PAP/Radek Pietruszka Addressing lawmakers in the lower house, the Sejm, on Friday, Mateusz Morawiecki said he had instructed state-owned coal companies “to increase output so that Poland has a surplus of
A Polish political group has called for Ukraine’s foreign debt to be written off as the country battles the Russian invasion. Poland’s leftist opposition Razem (Together) party has called for Ukraine’s foreign debt to be written off as the country battles the Russian invasion.Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The opposition Razem (Together) party made the appeal at a news conference in Poland's
A German member of the European Parliament has criticised the lack of regulations on the distribution of gas in Europe in case Russia cuts off supplies in retaliation for the EU’s support of Ukraine, according to a report. A German member of the European Parliament, Markus Ferber, has criticised the lack of EU regulations on the distribution of gas in
Polish senators on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the enlargement of NATO to include Finland and Sweden in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The upper house of Poland's parliament, the Senate, on Wednesday voted unanimously to enable President Andrzej Duda to ratify the NATO accession protocols for Finland and Sweden.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański The upper house of Poland's parliament passed legislation
