The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that President Joe Biden approved Kyiv's use of American weapons against legitimate targets on Russian territory, calling it an "adapting to the battlefield" strategy. The US President Joe BidenPAP/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS Blinken announced this to reporters after NATO foreign ministers meeting in Prague, Reuters reported. The Secretary of State
From June 4, the buffer zone on Poland's eastern border with Belarus will be reinstated, and a temporary ban on staying in the border zone will come into force again - announced Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Illustration ImageBeentree (own work) - Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4467391 The head of the Defence Ministry said
Two more soldiers have been injured after illegal migrant attacks on the Polish-Belarusian border. "A group of foreigners attacked Polish officers," Michał Bura from the Podlasie Border Guard Unit told Polish Radio Białystok. Photo:Polish Border Guard/x.com/Straz_Graniczna The incident took place on Wednesday near Dubicze Cerkiewne, eastern Poland. The soldiers were hit in the face with dangerous
A 26-year-old Ukrainian man is facing severe charges in Poland, including inciting espionage and directing criminal threats against a Polish citizen. Photo:pxhere.com/CC0 Public Domain If convicted, he could face a minimum of eight years in prison and up to life imprisonment. The suspect, identified only as Oleksandr D., was detained in early March by Polish Homeland Security and
Poland will reinstate a 200-metre buffer zone at its eastern border with Belarus, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, after a soldier was seriously injured in an attack by illegal migrants the previous day. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (centre) speaks during a visit to the country's border with Belarus on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.Photo: PAP/Artur Reszko A Polish soldier from the 1st
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to investing €300 million in Poland's satellite program, EIB President Nadia Calviño announced. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and the head of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calviño.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański The investment is part of the EIB's new action plan for security and defense. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk praised the agreement,
Over half of Poles believe that in the event of an armed conflict, a travel ban should be imposed on military-age men, the PAP news agency has reported. Boundary marker at the Poland-Belarus border in the village of Ozierany Wielkie, May 2024. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak 54.4% of respondents agreed, with 20.9% strongly supporting the idea of preventing Polish
The Polish Prime Minister has unveiled large-scale plans for air defense and deterrence, pledging to invest billions in security on the eastern border, the PAP news agency reported on Saturday. PM Donald Tusk speaking at a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the WWII Battle of Monte Cassino, Kraków, May 18, 2024Photo: PAP/Art Service Donald Tusk made
Warsaw's Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has vowed to do “everything possible” to save jobs and support merchants following the devastating fire at Marywilska 44 shopping hall. Marywilska 44.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański During a press conference on Friday, Trzaskowski announced plans to rebuild and implement interim solutions to help affected businesses. "We are working to bring about the possibility of rebuilding the hall
A Polish judge with access to military secrets and currently in Belarus, is now on a wanted list and faces potential international arrest on charges of espionage, according to statements from the Polish national prosecutors' office on Thursday. Tomasz Szmydt.Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz Judge Tomasz Szmydt, who earlier this month applied for asylum in Belarus, has been branded a traitor by Poland’s Prime
