A 27-year-old Belarusian citizen has been charged with working for a foreign intelligence service and preparing acts of sabotage in eastern Poland, prosecutors said on Monday. The National Public Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw. Photo: Paweł Supernak/PAP The man, identified only as Vitalij S. under Polish privacy laws, was allegedly preparing to set fire to a warehouse in the
A cyberattack could have cut off the water supply to one of Poland’s largest cities, but authorities stopped it in time, a deputy prime minister said on Thursday. Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski.Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, who also serves as digital affairs minister, would not disclose which city
Poland’s sports minister on Thursday urged European soccer governing body UEFA to swiftly sanction Israel’s Maccabi Haifa after its supporters displayed an anti-Polish banner and defaced a national flag during a Europa Conference League qualifier in Hungary. Fans during Wednesday’s match against Raków Częstochowa in Debrecen, Hungary.Photo: PAP/Waldemar Deska Fans of the Israeli club held up a
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki said on Friday he would push for a cross-party deal to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, as the country marked Armed Forces Day with one of its largest military parades in years. Polish President Karol Nawrocki speaking at the Armed Forces Day military parade.Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz Speaking before thousands of troops
Polish government ministers will meet with President Karol Nawrocki on August 27 to discuss public finances and a range of political and economic priorities, an official said on Thursday. The Polish Presidential Palace in Warsaw.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Paweł Szefernaker, Nawrocki’s chief of staff, announced the date after the president met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk to discuss Poland's stance
Over half of Polish citizens favor expanding presidential authority over that of the prime minister, according to polling conducted by the Pollster Research Institute for the "Super Express" newspaper. Polish President Karol Nawrocki.Photo: PAP/Marcin Gadomski The survey results emerge as President Karol Nawrocki's office signals plans to initiate discussions on redistributing government powers. The polling data shows 52
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk cautioned on Tuesday via social media about the threats posed by Russia amid the current geopolitical situation surrounding Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald TuskPhoto: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski “With a resolution in the Ukrainian war approaching, Russia is doing everything to drive a wedge between Kyiv and Warsaw,” he stressed through his profile on
In July 2024, a woman allegedly attempted to send a courier package containing a shaped charge bomb, which included nitroglycol, military detonators, and powdered aluminum, the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) confirmed on Monday. Ukrainian Kristina S. has been charded in Poland over an alleged attempt to send a courier package containing exploisives and military detonators
European leaders have issued a joint statement stressing that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv, reaffirming their commitment to the principle that international borders cannot be changed by force. The declaration came ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15, which
Polish President Karol Nawrocki will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 3, in what will be Nawrocki’s first foreign trip since taking office. Poland's new President Karol Nawrocki (right) and First Lady Marta Nawrocka (left).Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka The head of the president’s office Paweł Szefernaker told reporters the invitation for a working
