Poland will launch a new waterway to the Baltic Sea on September 17 to mark 83 years since the Soviet Union invaded the country in the early days of World War II, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Running through the Vistula Spit, the new waterway to the Baltic Sea is designed to allow ships to enter the Polish port
Poland and Ukraine will open a new border crossing, at Nyzhankovychi-Malhowice, by next summer, officials said on Tuesday. Michał Dworczyk (centre), Andrzej Adamczyk (second from right) and Oleksandr Kubrakov (left) attend a news conference at the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. PAP/Darek Delmanowicz The date was announced by Michał Dworczyk, chief of staff
A cargo ship containing 23,000 metric tonnes of Ukrainian wheat has set sail for East African countries, several news outlets have reported. Фото ілюстраційне Foto: Pxhere/domena publiczna The Liberia-flagged Brave Commander freighter has left Ukraine’s port of Yuzhne in a bid to deliver grain to Ethiopia, who have found themselves at risk of famine. In July, Ukraine and Russia
Everyone who pays a visit to the eastern Finnish town of Imatra will not escape listening to Ukraine’s national anthem. Ukraine's staunch ally, Finland, might become a NATO member by the end of this year, according to the Finnish defence minister, Antti Kaikkonen.Shutterstock/Vitalii Vodolazskyi The town boasts one of Finland’s greatest tourist attractions – the Imatrankoski rapids
Polish government is working on a project bill to suspend granting visas to Russian citizens, amid Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Piotr Wawrzyk has said. Polish passportPhoto: PAP/Leszek Szymański Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday called on European Union leaders to ban visas for Russian nationals, to keep “accomplices of state terror” from
Russian authorities are planning to annex more Ukrainian territories organising sham referenda, an anonymous high ranking US official told the media on Friday. Destroyed Ukrainian plane.Photo: PAP/Viacheslav Ratynskyi The official added that the US are not to accept any possible annexation, and that Moscow’s actions will be met with a strong response from the US government. The high
The Polish defence minister has said that strong armed forces are a guarantee of Poland’s security amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak attends an oath-taking ceremony for new volunteer soldiers in Olsztyn, northeastern Poland, on Friday, August 12, 2022.PAP/Tomasz Waszczuk Mariusz Błaszczak made the statement at an oath-taking ceremony for
Poland’s ambassador to the United Nations has said that the effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are being felt in every part of the world, making the global situation "highly volatile." Krzysztof Szczerski.PAP/Art Service Krzysztof Szczerski made the remark in a media interview on Wednesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported. He told private broadcaster Polsat News: “Russia’s war on
Finland and Sweden have moved closer to joining NATO after US President Joe Biden signed documents approving the two Nordic states' accession to the Western military alliance. Finland and Sweden have moved closer to joining NATO after US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed documents approving the two Nordic states' accession to the Western military alliance.Photo: PAP/EPA/JIM LO SCALZO Signing the ratification protocols on Tuesday,
A European Union embargo on Russian coal imports is set to take effect on Thursday, Polish media have reported. Photo:EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK The embargo is part of the EU’s fifth package of sanctions, which for the most part came into force on April 8 following a decision by the 27 member states. But the coal ban, at the request of Germany, is taking
