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Poland’s defense minister said the country is still using Soviet MiG-29s to protect its airspace, and transferring the jets to Ukraine would only be possible when new F-35 stealth fighters arrive.
Aug. 28
Ukraine
A new law making education compulsory for refugee families is coming into force but nobody knows exactly how many children will enrol, with estimates ranging from 20,000 to 80,000.
Aug. 28
Zelensky
Zelensky joked that he might not answer Duda's calls after the Polish president suggested phoning to ask him not to attack retreating Russian forces.
Aug. 25
Ukraine
India maintains good contacts with the West and Moscow and calls for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine war. This has provoked speculation about whether Modi might want to act as a mediator.
Aug. 23
War in Ukraine
Modi came to Warsaw on Wednesday, on the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Poland in more than four decades.
Aug. 23
Russia
A video posted on line includes a clip where two Russian women living in the Kursk region saying they were told that Polish mercenaries were fighting for Ukraine.
Aug. 22
War in Ukraine
Lukashenko also expressed confidence that Putin’s army would defeat the Ukrainian forces on Russian territory, threatening that further escalation could spell disaster for Ukraine.
Aug. 19
Poland
Poland is increasing its troop numbers, modernizing its equipment, and enhancing its overall military readiness.
Aug. 18
Russia
In the biggest prisoner exchange since the Cold War, Warsaw freed a Russian-Spanish national suspected of spying for Moscow while posing as a freelance journalist who covered the war in Ukraine.
Aug. 15
Poland
Preliminary work on the Polish side of the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska checkpoint is expected to last until Sept. 12, during which time delays are expected for both passenger and cargo traffic.
Aug. 14
Ukraine
Ukraine’s railway operator said the prolonged repair on the Polish side would require passengers to transfer at the Dorohusk station in Poland for certain international routes.
Aug. 13
Ukraine
Russia’s war against Ukraine has boosted Poland’s exports and investment in its eastern neighbor.
Aug. 13
Poland
The suspect, who made a living by selling nude photos online, managed to infiltrate Belarusian opposition groups in Poland and passed on their information to the Belarusian intelligence service.
Aug. 6
War in Ukraine
The Warsaw Uprising, along with the city of Warsaw itself, serves as a significant example for present-day war-torn Ukraine and its destroyed and occupied cities
Aug. 5
Poland
Russian oil and gas are still flowing across Ukraine to Europe through the Friendship Pipeline despite more than two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.
Aug. 4
Poland
The Polish foreign minister has said that efforts to free the Polish journalist held in Belarus are being “pursued separately” from the latest large-scale prisoner swap between Russia and the West.
Aug. 3
The explosion took place in the factory’s rocket fuel center, where authorities said a 59-year-old man is among the victims. Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances.
Jun. 10