Polish leader heads to US to further strengthen defense ties
April 11, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki flew Tuesday to the United States for meetings aimed at strengthening the economic and defense cooperation of the two nations.
Morawiecki is due to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday at the White House for talks including on further support for Ukraine.
Polish-Ukrainian friendship masks a bitter, bloody history
April 5, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has emerged as one Ukraine's most ardent supporters during Russia's invasion despite historical grievances between the neighboring nations that stir up bad feelings to this day.
Zelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in Bakhmut
April 5, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of military and economic cooperation Wednesday on a state visit to staunch ally Poland, and he also said that Kyiv's troops battling in the eastern city of Bakhmut could pull out if they face a threat of being encircled by Russian forces.
Belarus drops charges against Polish minority activist
April 4, 2023 GMTTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent Polish minority activist has been released from custody in Belarus after authorities dropped criminal charges against her following a two-year criminal probe, officials said Tuesday.
Zelenskyy to visit Warsaw to meet with Poles, Ukrainians
April 3, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will pay a visit to Warsaw this week that will include talks with political leaders and a meeting with regular Ukrainians and Poles, Polish officials announced on Monday.
Poland marches defend John Paul II from abuse cover-up claim
April 2, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Poles joined marches Sunday in defense of the late pope, St. John Paul II, following a TV documentary that alleged he covered up child sex abuse involving clergy in his native Poland before his election as pontiff.
Ukraine’s neighbors call on EU to address farm produce glut
March 31, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of five European Union members helping the transit of Ukrainian farm produce to third countries on Friday called for EU action over a glut that resulted from the goods not leaving for their destinations, bringing down prices in their own markets and angering farmers.
Ukrainian grain inflow triggers protests in Poland, Bulgaria
March 29, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s agriculture minister promised financial support from the government and the European Union and easier rules for constructing grain storage as he met Wednesday with farmers angered by falling grain prices.
Poland honors citizens who helped Jews during Holocaust
March 24, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda took part in nationwide observances Friday to honor Poles who risked — and often lost — their lives trying to save Jews from the Holocaust during the Nazi German occupation of Poland.
Polish coal miners protest EU methane reduction regulations
March 24, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish coal miners angered by a European Union directive aiming to reduce methane emissions protested noisily Friday before the EU office in Warsaw saying it will deprive them of their jobs.
Guilty of abetting abortion, Polish woman vows to fight on
March 24, 2023 GMTBRUSSELS (AP) — The way Justyna Wydrzyńska sees it, Ania was a victim of domestic violence just like she was. Another child and she’d be trapped. It was 2020. The pandemic lockdowns. Everyone worried that Poland’s borders might close, halting travel and postal services.
Israeli foreign minister visits Poland to restore ties
March 22, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The foreign ministers of Israel and Poland hailed a meeting they had Wednesday as a breakthrough in restoring a relationship that has been badly damaged for years due to disagreements over how to remember Polish behavior during the Holocaust.
Japan’s Kishida pledges aid for Ukraine-backing Poland
March 22, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Japan's prime minister pledged Wednesday to provide Poland with development support to help the European country assist neighboring Ukraine as it defends itself from Russia's invasion.
Polish leaders meet wife of jailed Nobel laureate Bialiatski
March 21, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish leaders met Tuesday with the wife of imprisoned Belarusian human rights campaigner and Nobel peace laureate Ales Bialiatski to stress Warsaw's continued support for Belarus’ democratic opposition and political prisoners.
Polish PM warns of ‘revolts’ if EU ignores nation-states
March 20, 2023 GMTHEIDELBERG, Germany (AP) — Poland’s prime minister warned Monday that Europe may see “revolts” if the European Union, of which his country is a member, turns into a “super-state government” that ignores national differences.
Poland detains 9 people suspected of spying for Russia
March 16, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities said Thursday that the nation's security services detained members of a Russian espionage ring, alleging they were preparing acts of sabotage in Poland and had been monitoring railroad routes used for the transport of weapons into Ukraine.
Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets
March 16, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfill Kyiv's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes to defend itself against the Russian invasion.
Polish, Czech leaders discuss regional security, energy
March 16, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish and Czech presidents discussed on Thursday further support for Ukraine, as well as regional security and joint infrastructure projects.
The new Czech president, Petr Pavel, visited Warsaw on his second foreign trip to underline the two NATO members' good relations and similar approach to security challenges in the region.
Poland may hand MiG-29 jet fighters to Ukraine within weeks
March 14, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said Tuesday that his government may hand its Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters jets over to Ukraine “within the next four to six weeks.”
Poland’s leaders said last week that sending the warplanes would be only done within a larger international coalition.
Poland lawmakers back EU-sought liberalized wind energy law
March 10, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers agreed to relax the rules for installing onshore wind turbines, a move encouraged by the European Union to promote renewable energy in the coal-reliant country.
Poland, Slovakia urge allies to send fighter jets to Ukraine
March 9, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in Poland and Slovakia are urging their allies to provide fighter jets to Ukraine, saying they are ready to send their their Soviet-made MiG-29 jet fighters to Kyiv as part of an international coalition.
John Paul abuse claims trigger angry reactions in Poland
March 9, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Fallout from a TV report alleging that St. John Paul II covered up clergy sex abuse cases escalated Thursday, with Poland’s Catholic Church and lawmakers defending him as one of the greatest Poles ever and the government “inviting” the U.S.
Poland redeploys Patriot missiles to capital city for drills
February 6, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Patriot missile batteries that Poland acquired from the U.S. last year have been deployed to the country's capital Warsaw as part of military exercise, according to Poland's defense ministry.
Polish leader donates to Ukraine army to end defamation case
February 1, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish ruling party leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, has paid 50,000 zlotys ($11,500) for the needs of the Ukrainian army to settle a defamation case with a political rival.
Kaczyński was ordered by a court in December to pay Radek Sikorski more than 700,000 zlotys ($162,000) to cover the costs of publishing an apology for calling him a “diplomatic traitor.”
Spanish museum returns 2 paintings looted by Nazis to Poland
January 25, 2023 GMTMADRID (AP) — A museum in northwest Spain returned two 15th-century paintings to Polish officials on Wednesday after it was determined that they had been looted by Nazi German forces during World War II.
Poland PM: Foreign divers near key port posed no threat
January 20, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister and a senior security official say that foreign divers rescued from near a key port where they had no authorisation to be posed no threat to vital infrastructure or public safety.
Poland reviews security after divers found near key port
January 19, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister said Thursday that the country was reviewing the supervision of its gas and oil installations and other strategic locations after a weekend incident in which three foreign divers had to be rescued from near a key oil port where they had no authorization to be.
Belarus opens trial of journalist for prominent Polish paper
January 16, 2023 GMTTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus on Monday opened the trial of a journalist and prominent member of the country's sizable Polish minority, the latest in a series of court cases against critics of the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Poland’s PM calls on Germany to send more weapons to Ukraine
January 16, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister said Monday that he wants the German government to supply a wide range of weapons to Kyiv and voiced hope that Germany would soon approve a transfer of battle tanks to strengthen Ukraine's defense against Russian forces in the war.
Poland lawmakers back law intended to release EU funds
January 13, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s legislators voted Friday to approve a new law on judicial accountability that the government hopes will meet European Union expectations and help unfreeze billions of euros in pandemic recovery funds for the country.
Polish PM says adopting the euro would bring spike in prices
January 10, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister argued strongly Tuesday against the country’s adoption of the European Union’s common euro currency in the foreseeable future, claiming that its recent adoption in Croatia caused “chaos” and a cost of living spike.
Polish leaders meet, discuss further support for Ukraine
January 9, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda met Monday with the prime minister and some of his ministers to discuss security issues amid the war in neighboring Ukraine, including Kyiv's request for delivery of Western-made heavy battle tanks.
Poland signs deal to buy 2nd batch of U.S. Abrams tanks
January 4, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister on Wednesday signed a deal to buy a second batch of U.S Abrams main battle tanks as Warsaw beefs up its defensive capabilities and strengthens military cooperation with Washington in light of Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine.
Germany refuses WWII reparations talks, Poland turns to UN
January 3, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Tuesday it has been informed by Germany that it does not intend to engage in negotiations on any World War II reparations to Warsaw as Berlin considers the matter closed.
Poland’s conservative premier in favor of death penalty
January 3, 2023 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has surprisingly spoken in favor of the death penalty and admitted he doesn't share the view of the Roman Catholic Church on the matter.
France to provide 2 satellites, receiving station to Poland
December 27, 2022 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — France will provide Poland with two observation satellites and a receiving station under a deal sealed Tuesday in Warsaw which Poland says will help its armed forces recognize threats early.
With vote ahead, Polish leader turns up anti-German rhetoric
December 9, 2022 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's ruling party leader claims Germany seeks to dominate Europe. He warns that Poles could end up under the “German heel." He snubs a German offer of anti-missile systems before Poland eventually accepts them — but gets in an anti-German dig along the way.
Polish man who vanished at party found dead in Lake Michigan
December 7, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — A Polish man who vanished last weekend after attending a party at a Chicago bar was found dead early Wednesday in Lake Michigan, officials said.
Krzysztof Szubert, 21, was pulled unresponsive from the lake at the Oak Street Beach about 1:55 a.m.
Fired state TV chief’s World Bank job shocks many in Poland
December 7, 2022 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The former head of Poland's state broadcaster said Wednesday that he now has a job at the World Bank, spurring disbelief in the European Union country where he is known for turning the news channel into a propaganda tool for the right-wing government.