Poland has taken in more than 7.76 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Wednesday. Photo:Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna "Since February 24, a total of 7,764,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet. On Tuesday, around 18,000 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the country, according to the Polish Border Guard. Meanwhile, more than 5.96 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since February 24, the

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Poland’s foreign minister has said that many countries in Europe would wish to have armed forces like Ukraine.  Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau talks to reporters after a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, November 14, 2022. Twitter/Poland's Permanent Representation to the European Union Zbigniew Rau made the comment after a meeting of European Union foreign

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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, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to officials.  The Polish government has temporarily taken over Russian energy giant Gazprom’s shares in EuRoPol Gaz, the company that owns the

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The governments in Warsaw and Kyiv are working together on building new settlements for 20,000 internally displaced people, a Polish newspaper has reported. Photo:Darek Delmanowicz In an article published on Monday in the “Rzeczpospolita”, the Polish daily said that “neither the Polish nor the Ukrainian government wants a recap of the situation after February 24, when Polish

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Poland’s central bank has updated its GDP growth forecasts for the country, saying it now expects the economy to expand 4.6 percent this year, followed by 0.7 percent growth in 2023. The Warsaw headquarters of the National Bank of Poland (NBP).Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell Meanwhile, inflation is projected to stand at 14.5 percent this year, followed by 13.1 percent in 2023 and 5.9 percent in 2024, the National Bank of Poland

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Russian troops destroyed the critical infrastructure in the strategic city of Kherson before fleeing, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. Volodymyr Zelensky.Photo: Wikimedia Commons He added that local authorities and police were starting to stabilise the city and the region. Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional

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The Biden administration has authorised an additional $400 million in security assistance to war-torn Ukraine, including aid defence.  The US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan talks to reporters at the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, November 10, 2022.PAP/EPA/Ken Cedeno The new weapons package was announced by the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday night,

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A Polish deputy prime minister has said that possible cuts in government spending next year will not affect defence, adding that defence expenditure is necessary to facilitate the country’s development. Mariusz Błaszczak.PAP/Tomasz Gzell Mariusz Błaszczak made the declaration in an interview with public broadcaster Polish Radio on Thursday.  The deputy prime minister, who also serves as Poland’s defence minister, told Polish Radio that the

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A new report detailing Poland's assistance to refugees from war-torn Ukraine was unveiled at a conference in the European Parliament on Thursday, with participants praising the country's efforts to help its neighbour withstand Russia's invasion. A new report detailing Poland's assistance to refugees from war-torn Ukraine was unveiled at a conference in the European Parliament on Thursday, with

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