A Polish deputy defence minister warned on Wednesday that Russian fighter aircraft were staging fresh "provocations" in the Baltic Sea region. Wojciech SkurkiewiczPolskie Radio 24/Robert Bartosewicz Wojciech Skurkiewicz made the observation in an interview with public broadcaster Polish Radio.  Asked about the situation around Russia’s strategic Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, Skurkiewicz said: “There are provocations all the time. In the Baltic Sea

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A former United States ambassador to Poland has said that the European Union’s concerns over the rule of law in Poland are “absurd” and based on “lies,” according to a report. Georgette Mosbacher.PAP/Łukasz Gągulski Georgette Mosbacher made the claim in an interview with the Sieci weekly, Polish state news agency PAP reported. The ex-ambassador was quoted as saying that Poland was the undisputed leader

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has greenlighted EUR 2 billion in debt financing for Poland as a host country for refugees from Ukraine. Teresa CzerwińskaGrzegorz Banaszak/REPORTER "This is the first allocation under an EIB's EUR 4 billion assistance program for EU member states challenged by a war-related migration crisis,” EIB Vice President, and Poland’s former finance minister,

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The European Commission on Friday recommended that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status, the commission’s head Ursula von der Leyen has announced. European Commission President Ursula von der LeyenPhoto: PAP/EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET Besides Ukraine, also Georgia and Moldova will be given the perspective to become a member of the European Union, after fulfilling the bloc’s requirements. EU’s

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NATO is ready to continue providing Ukraine with necessary support in case of a long-term conflict, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds press conference ahead of NATO Defence Ministers Meeting Photo: PAP/EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ He was speaking ahead of the second day of NATO countries defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels,

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Poland’s lower-house Speaker has held talks with top Canadian lawmakers in Ottawa about assistance to war-torn Ukraine. Poland's lower-house Speaker Elżbieta Witek (second from left) and Canada's House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota (centre) meet in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.Twitter/Polish Parliament Elżbieta Witek met with the Speaker of Canada’s Senate, George J. Furey, and the Speaker

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A top Polish lawmaker has urged her compatriots living in Canada to build support in their local communities for war-torn Ukraine to help it defeat Russia. Poland's lower-house Speaker Elżbieta Witek speaks at a meeting with the Polish community in the Canadian capital of Ottawa on Monday, June 13, 2022.Twitter/Polish Parliament Elżbieta Witek made the appeal at a meeting with Polish Canadians in Ottawa on Monday,

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Russia may withdraw its recognition of the independence of Ukraine and the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, a Polish website has claimed. The Kremlin at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. PAP/DPA/Soeren Stache The possibility was raised by Russian MP Yevgeny Fyodorov, dorzeczy.pl reported on Tuesday. Fyodorov said, as cited by dorzeczy.pl: “In the future, Russia may withdraw its recognition

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