On March 13, the EU co-ordinated Operation MEDEVAC, transporting chronically ill pediatric patients from Poland to Italy, according to a European Commission statement. The operation was financially and operationally supported by the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and is part of the European Solidarity Mechanism for the intra-Community medical transport of refugees and displaced persons. It […]
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Polish ambassador: Imposing a no-fly zone on Ukraine would help end conflict sooner
Imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would help end the conflict with Russia more quickly and save lives, the Polish ambassador to Kyiv said on Thursday, Reuters reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on NATO to impose a no-fly zone, but the alliance is wary of any move that could lead to a direct […]
Poland: NATO countries must work together to supply fighters to Ukraine
Any supply of fighter jets to Ukraine must be done through NATO, senior Polish officials said today, following Washington’s rejection of Poland’s offer to transport all MiG-29 jets it has at a US air base to be delivered to Kyiv. Ukraine has asked Western countries to provide it with fighter jets to counter the Russian […]
Poland is ready to make all the MIG-29s available to the US
Poland is ready to deploy all MIG-29 aircraft at Rammstein Air Base in Germany and make them available to the United States, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry, according to Reuters. The Foreign Minister also called on other NATO countries that have aircraft of this type to do the same. US lawmakers have called on […]
Italy: Polish mayor refuses to receive Salvini near border with Ukraine
Lega secretary Matteo Salvini, who decided to visit the Polish-Ukrainian border area where the refugees are arriving, was challenged by a local government official. “I do not mean to welcome you, first to clearly condemn Putin,” the mayor of the Polish border town of Przemil told Salvini. At the same time, the secretary of the […]
Anthony Blinken in Poland
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in the city of Rzeszow in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, which has been crossed by hundreds of thousands of people since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Blinken is expected to meet with Polish officials, including Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rao. Poland is a member of the EU […]
Market intervention by the central banks of the Czech Republic and Poland
The Czech central bank followed its Polish counterpart and intervened in the market to strengthen its currency as Central European policymakers sought to support markets in the wake of post-Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Polish central bank coordinated its intervention with the Czech, a source told Reuters. The Czech bank had earlier said it was […]
Poland: Spanish national arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia
Poland has arrested a Spanish national of Russian descent on suspicion of involvement in foreign intelligence operations, the ABW Department of Homeland Security said today. The man, identified as an agent of the Russian military intelligence service (GRU), was arrested in Przemysl, near the Polish-Ukrainian border, on the night of February 27-28, the service said […]
Poland is calling for tougher sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine poses a real threat to peace in Europe, Polish Prime Minister Matthew Morawiecki warned today. “Today we are focusing on the situation in Ukraine, because it is an existential threat to peace in Europe,” Morawiecki said after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. The Polish […]
Chancellor Solz meets with leaders of Lithuania and Poland
“Immediately cease all military action, unconditionally withdraw its armed forces and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine, and fully respect the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.” Russia’s Chancellor Olaf Soltz, Lithuanian President Gitana Nauseda and Polish Prime Minister Matteo Morawiecki, who met earlier in Berlin tonight. […]
