The European Union’s new initiative to train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland and several other countries is set to be launched next month, according to media reports. The European Union’s new scheme to train Ukrainian soldiers, with headquarters in Poland, is set to be launched in mid-November, news agencies reported on Friday. PAP/EPA/Mykola Tys The bloc’s foreign ministers are expected to approve
The Polish defence minister has confirmed that the European Union plans to train Ukrainian soldiers in his country as part of a wider military assistance mission. Mariusz Błaszczak.PAP/EPA/Stephanie Lecocq Mariusz Błaszczak revealed that a multinational training command would be set up in Poland in the near future, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s polskieradio24.pl website reported. Błaszczak, who also serves as a Polish deputy prime minister, made
Statement by Stanisław Żaryn, a senior official at the Polish Prime Minister's Office and the government's pointman for cyberspace security: Stanisław ŻarynPAP/Mateusz Marek Russian institutions responsible for carrying out information warfare activities continuously monitor the situation in Western countries. They identify those actions and speeches that can be used to benefit Russian interests and propaganda efforts. The Kremlin's propaganda publicizes opinions and
Russia’s commanding officers are refusing to issue ammunition to newly mobilised soldiers near the theatre of war in Ukraine because they fear a rebellion in the ranks, according to Ukrainian officials. Russia’s commanding officers are refusing to issue ammunition to newly mobilised soldiers near the theatre of war in Ukraine because they fear a rebellion in
The head of Germany’s cyber security agency is expected to be relieved from his post over links to Russia’s federal security service, news outlets have reported. Arne Schönbohm.Photo: Wikimedia Commons Arne Schönbohm is believed to have maintained contacts with Russian security officials through a controversial non-profit, named Cyber-Sicherheitsrat Deutschland e.V. (Cyber Security Council Germany), the Polish biznesalert.pl
Poland’s president has held urgent consultations with his Ukrainian counterpart after Russia’s deadly rocket attack on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine. Poland's President Andrzej Duda has held urgent consultations with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia’s deadly rocket attack on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Monday. Twitter/Office of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda and Volodymyr
At least 12 people were killed and around 50 injured, including six children, as a result of Russia’s shelling of the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia in the early hours of Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. The aftermath of Russian missile strikes on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Sunday, October 9, 2022.Photo: EPA/Ukrainian Security Service via PAP A high-rise residential building was partially destroyed, five other apartment buildings leveled
A large-scale explosion that damaged the Kerch Strait bridge linking Russia with occupied Crimea will not permanently disrupt critical supplies, but may increase friction in Russian logistics during its war against Ukraine, according to a US think tank. A firefighting helicopter pours water on the Kerch Strait bridge after the explosion on Saturday, October 8, 2022.Photo: EPA/STRINGER Russia's strategic road-and-rail bridge, a key
The Polish prime minister has blamed Europe’s energy woes on Germany, saying that Berlin's natural gas deal with Moscow has proved "disastrous" for the 27-nation European Union. Mateusz MorawieckiPAP/Radek Pietruszka Speaking in an interview with business and financial news broadcaster CNBC, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said this week that the Kremlin behaved “like a drug dealer” in its standoff with Europe over gas supplies, Polish state news agency PAP reported. “Initially, the
Germany’s new energy aid package to families and businesses has come under fire in some parts of Europe, with the Polish prime minister warning the plan might “destroy” the bloc’s single market. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at an informal European Union summit in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Friday, October 7, 2022.PAP/EPA/Filip Singer The controversy came as
