Poland has provided Ukraine with aid that amounts to 2 percent of its GDP, the country’s finance minister Magdalena Rzeczkowska has said. The scene of a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk, Ukraine, 14 April 2023.Photo: EPA/YEVGEN HONCHARENKO The total spending on assistance to Ukraine "amounts to up to 2
China’s foreign minister has declared that his country “will not provide weapons" to any party to the conflict in Ukraine, amid Western concerns that Beijing is considering supplying arms to Moscow. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets reporters in Beijing on Friday, April 14, 2023. PAP/EPA/SUO TAKEKUMA / POOL Qin Gang made the statement at a news conference in Beijing
The Polish president has said that “the most important mission” and “an absolute priority” for the country’s politicians is to make Poland and its people secure amid Russia’s war on Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks to reporters in parliament, on Thursday, April 13, 2023.PAP/Leszek Szymański Andrzej Duda made the statement at a media briefing in parliament on
The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency has said that Russia is growing “more and more dependent on China” amid its isolation from the West following the invasion of Ukraine, and may become “an economic colony” of Beijing in the future. William Burns.PAP/EPA/WILL OLIVER William Burns made the remark in Houston on Tuesday night, the Reuters news agency reported. Speaking
An unspecified number of US F-22 Raptor fighter jets have arrived in Poland to help secure the skies over NATO’s eastern flank, Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak confirmed on Tuesday. An F-22 Raptor fighter jet.Photo: PAP/Roman Zawistowski The Polish defence ministry said in a tweet: "US F-22 Raptor fighter jets have landed in Poland." It added that "one of the world's most modern
My visit to Warsaw is another step towards victory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday as he thanked Poles for their solidarity. Ukraine's Zelensky on his visit to Warsaw on Wednesday.PAP/Paweł Supernak “My visit and negotiations in Warsaw became one more step towards victory,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram. “Thank you for the agreed decisions, for the strong
Russian memory policy institutions are preparing a new information attack aimed at Poland, a Polish security official has said. Stanisław Żaryn, a senior official at the Polish Prime Minister's Office and a spokesman for Poland's security services.PAP/Albert Zawada “Organizations operating in Poland in the area of taking care of the cemeteries of Soviet soldiers are being activated.
Most Ukrainian refugees staying in Poland plan to celebrate Easter with their compatriots, but some will spend the holidays with Poles, a survey has found, reflecting what experts say are deepening ties between the two neighbouring nations. Pixabay LicenseImage by Myléne from Pixabay "Almost three-quarters of Ukrainian refugees residing in Poland are planning to stay in Poland during Easter, and almost half of them will spend this
The head of the European Union’s executive Commission has said that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is “willing to speak” to Ukraine’s president, as Western leaders seek to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen answers questions during a press conference in Beijing, China, on Thursday, April 6, 2023. PAP/EPA/WU HAO The EU’s Ursula
The Polish president has reiterated that Poland is ready to transfer all of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the future, and added that Warsaw will also urge NATO allies to provide Kyiv with NATO-standard warplanes to bolster its defence effort against the Russian invasion. Polish President Andrzej Duda.KPRP/Marek Borawski Andrzej Duda made the declaration in an interview
