Poland’s lower house of parliament has named the nine members of a new state commission tasked with investigating Russian interference in the country's internal security from 2007 to 2022. Photo:X/Polish Sejm The members of the panel were appointed in a vote on Wednesday afternoon, Polish state news agency PAP reported. All nine candidacies had been proposed by the
A new survey suggests that Ukrainians expect to win, to win fully and are ready for a long fight, if necessary. Ukrainian soldiers. Photo: PAP/Syrucek Milan A new survey published by the Sociology Institute of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences suggests that the Ukrainian people are on for the long haul and will not accept less than a
Pope Francis did not intend to glorify imperialism in his recent remarks to young Russian Catholics, the Vatican said on Tuesday, following criticism from Ukraine. Photo:EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI The pope told young Russians on Friday: "You are heirs of the great Russia - the great Russia of the saints, of kings, the great Russia of Peter the Great, of Catherine II, the great Russian
Poland and its Baltic neighbours will close their borders with Russian ally Belarus "if there is a critical incident" involving Russian mercenaries or migrants, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński said on Monday, amid tensions on the eastern edges of NATO. Photo:PAP/Artur Reszko Poland and the Baltic states have been increasingly worried over border security since hundreds of Russian Wagner Group fighters arrived in Belarus earlier
Russian authorities announced on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed the identity of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner private military group, as one of the individuals who died in a recent plane crash. A man inspects debris of a plane that crashed the previous day near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia, 24
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed opposition to a proposed ban on performances by Russian artists over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, media outlets have reported, as tensions continue to rise over the role of cultural figures in geopolitics. Olaf ScholzPAP/EPA/CLEMENS BILAN At a press conference on Thursday, Scholz was asked about his stance on the potential exclusion of Russian
As more migrants attempt to cross illegally into Poland from Belarus, a wall on the shared border is helping stem migration pressure, the Polish prime minister said on Wednesday. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.PAP/Artur Reszko Mateusz Morawiecki wrote in a Facebook post that his government was right to build the wall. He said that “60 foreigners tried to cross illegally into Poland from Belarus” on Tuesday,
Ukraine's navy and military intelligence carried out an ambitious "special operation" in the early hours of Thursday in which they landed troops on the shores of the Russian-occupied Crimea peninsula, according to news reports. Pixabay LicenseImage by Luaks Johnns from Pixabay The operation coincided with Ukraine's Independence Day and aimed to demonstrate that Ukrainian forces are able to stage ground operations in Crimea, which Russia seized
Polish prosecutors and police investigators have visited Ukraine to help with collecting evidence of war crimes committed by Russia’s invading forces, officials have said. Photo:Polish Police Force The trip took place last month and focused on Ukraine’s northern regions of Sumy and Chernihiv, Polish state news agency PAP reported on Wednesday. Poland is part of an international Joint Investigative Team (JIT) set up
A senior Polish presidential official has warned that his country must guard against attempts by Russia and Belarus to undermine its security in the run-up to parliamentary elections on October 15. Marcin Przydacz, top foreign-policy aide to Polish President Andrzej Duda.PAP/Marian Zubrzycki Marcin Przydacz made the comment in a media interview on Tuesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Przydacz, who is a top foreign
