The Polish president has said that his country’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets is “not sufficiently large” to permit the transfer of any of the planes to war-torn Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda. Twitter/Office of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda made the remark at a media briefing in Iceland on Wednesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. The Polish
A Polish security official has warned that Russia is seeking to divide Polish society through propaganda and disinformation spread by officials including foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Stanisław ŻarynPAP/Mateusz Marek "Russian propaganda functionary Maria Zakharova is once again attacking Poles and Polish authorities, thus carrying out disinformation activities in favor of the Kremlin's strategic interests," Stanisław Żaryn, a senior official at the Polish Prime Minister's
The Group of Seven (G7) nations are set to ramp up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine at a summit later this week, targeting energy and exports that support the Kremlin’s war machine, according to officials. US President Joe Biden meets with fellow G7 leaders in 2021.The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The
Poland is to receive the first batch of the US-made HIMARS rocket launchers on Monday, Poland’s defence minister said on Sunday. Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak during the ruling Law and Justice party convention in Warsaw on Sunday.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański Mariusz Błaszczak made the announcement during a speech at the ruling Law and Justice party convention in
By John Irish and Francois Murphy PARIS/VIENNA, May 12 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi plans to present an agreement with Russia and Ukraine on protecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the U.N. Security Council this month, indicating a deal is close, four diplomats have told Reuters. The Vienna headquarters of the International
A Russian plan to overthrow the democratically elected government of Moldova is being directed from Britain by a former Moldovan head of police, according to a report for the UK authorities, “The Times” newspaper has reported. Chișinău, the capital of Moldova.Photobank MD from Chisinau, Moldova, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The study alleging the plot has been provided
Friday’s incident in which a Russian fighter jet approached a Polish border guard plane on patrol for the European Union over the Black Sea near Romania, without keeping a secure distance, was “a provocation by Russia,” the Polish government spokesman has said. Piotr Müller.PAP/Andrzej Lange Piotr Müller made the remark in a television interview on Monday, Polish state news agency
A Russian fighter jet attempted on Friday to threaten a Polish border-patrol plane over the Black Sea. Stanisław Żaryn. PAP/Wojciech Olkuśnik/Twitter The Polish border-guard plane was on an official mission for FRONTEX (the border guard department of the European Union), when the Russian jet approached it three times, causing the Polish plane to lose altitude at one
Ukraine has once again emphasized its commitment to Crimea as an integral part of sovereign Ukraine. Sevastopol, Crimea. pixabay/elmaari Tamila Tasheva - the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea since 25 April 2022 - spoke to the Polish Press Agency PAP on Friday. She said that “certain western politicians” have “warned Ukraine”
The Polish defence minister has said that Poland is in talks with the United States to buy about 500 HIMARS rocket launchers and to produce parts for the US-made rocket artillery system. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak (left) and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin (right) meet at the Pentagon, Washington, USA, on Friday,
