Poland could begin exporting energy to Ukraine early next year unless Russia causes further damage to Ukraine’s power grid, officials have said. A damaged power line near Kherson, southern Ukraine, Nov. 26, 2022.Photo: EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY An energy link between Poland’s southeastern city of Rzeszów and the western Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi could be ready for launch in the
The US Department of Defense has signed a USD 1.2 billion contract for the production and purchase of advanced NASAMS air defense systems for Ukraine, according to a report. The NASAMS surface-to-air missile launcher.Photo: Wikimedia Commons "Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Massachusetts, was awarded a $1,216,207,829 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, associated equipment, services and spares
The European Union is seeking to set up a specialised court, backed by the United Nations, to investigate and prosecute possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. Ursula von der LeyenEPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI "We are ready to start working with the international community to get the broadest international support possible for this specialised
NATO allies have promised to deliver more arms and pledged more winter aid for Ukraine in the face of persistent Russian attacks on critical energy infrastructure across the country. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (right) speaks to the media, alongside Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (left), in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.Photo: EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg reiterated on Tuesday that the
More than 500 people have signed a petition to cut off electricity, water and heat supplies to all buildings occupied by Russian diplomats in the Czech capital Prague in response to Russia's massive missile strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Polish broadcaster TVP Info reported on Tuesday. Photo:EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK The signatures are being collected in an effort led by a Czech group called Arms for
Poland's ruling conservatives on Monday announced a legislative push for a public inquiry into the country's energy policy from 2007 to the present day. Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and conservative leader Jarosław Kaczyński hold a news conference in Warsaw on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara Speaking at a news conference in Warsaw, Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the governing conservative Law and Justice (PiS)
Poland braces for a new wave of refugees from Ukraine, which could reach the country, after recent Russian air strikes on civilian infrastructure that have led to massive power cuts and deprived residents of heat and water. Photo:Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna Poland’s Interior and Administration Minister Mariusz Kamiński told the media on Sunday that "a new wave of Ukrainian
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hosted a summit in Kyiv on Saturday to promote its "Grain from Ukraine" initiative to export grain to countries most vulnerable to famine and drought. Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Ukrainian President Zelensky, Hungarian President Katalin Novak, and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attend their joint
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in a media interview that she could not influence Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies on Ukraine because she had run out of power at the end of her term last year, according to reports. German Chancellor Angela Merkel.Photo: EPA/SEAN GALLUP Merkel told Germany's Spiegel news magazine in an interview published on Thursday that she and French
The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday. Ursula von der LeyenEPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI "We are working hard to hit Russia where it hurts to blunt even further its capacity to wage war on Ukraine and I can announce today that we are working full speed
