Poland’s president will use his appearance at a United Nations conference in Qatar this month to counter Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine, the Polish ambassador to the UN has said. Krzysztof Szczerski. PAP/Łukasz Gągulski President Andrzej Duda will attend the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in the Qatari capital Doha on Sunday and Monday, Poland's PAP news
Some 203,500 students are learning Russian at Polish schools, down from over 217,000 last year, and the number of schools offering Russian language classes is also decreasing, according to officials. Around 203,000 students are learning Russian at Polish schools, down from 217,000 last year, according to officials.PAP/Marcin Bielecki The latest statistics were published by Poland's Rzeczpospolita newspaper on Thursday. This school year, Russian is being
The Polish government has condemned the destruction in Belarus of a church fresco depicting Poland’s victory over the Soviet Union in the 1920 Battle of Warsaw. The Polish government has condemned the destruction in Belarus of a church fresco depicting Poland’s victory over the Soviet Union in the 1920 Battle of Warsaw. PAP/Albert Zawada The fresco, which had adorned the
Top politicians were on Wednesday paying tribute to Polish post-WWII resistance fighters who suffered brutal repression at the hands of the country’s former communist authorities. Fot: Narodowy Dzień Pamięci Żołnierzy WyklętychIPN/poszukiwania.ipn.gov.pl President Andrzej Duda was scheduled to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony in the north-central town of Sierpc. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was expected to attend an event in the
Poland’s defence minister has signed an agreement for the delivery of 1,400 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles for the country’s armed forces amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signs an agreement for the delivery of 1,400 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles for the country’s armed forces, in the southeastern city
Poland’s foreign minister has said that his country is leading the way internationally in providing military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Poland’s Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau addresses a high-level United Nations Security Council meeting on the conflict in Ukraine, in New York on Friday, February 24, 2023.PAP/EPA/Justin Lane Zbigniew Rau made the statement at a news conference in New
Russia has halted its crude oil supplies to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, the Polish state-owned oil refiner PKN Orlen reported on Saturday. The Polish government has temporarily taken over Russian energy giant Gazprom’s shares in EuRoPol Gaz, the company that owns the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline, officials have said, citing security concerns.EPA/Maxim
No reports of Russian kamikaze drone attacks in Ukraine over the last 10 days likely indicates that Russian forces "run down its current stock," British Defence Ministry has reported. The Iranian-made Shahed 129 drone.Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons It said in a tweet that "there have not been any reports of Iranian one-way-attack
Poland’s defence minister has said that his country has delivered its first batch of Leopard 2 main battle tanks to help Ukraine fight Russia. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak (centre) attends a meeting of the counry's National Security Council, at the presidential palace in Warsaw, on Friday, February 24, 2023. PAP/Paweł Supernak Mariusz Błaszczak made the announcement at
The US Congress has cleared the sale of nearly 500 HIMARS artillery rocket systems to Poland, the Polish defence minister has announced. Photo:EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE “The tacit approval procedure for the US Congress' notification of a contract for nearly 500 HIMARS launchers for Poland has ended," Mariusz Błaszczak said in a tweet on Thursday. "It means that Congress has approved the sale of
