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The indiscretion of the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, could have thwarted Poland's plan to hand over 28 Soviet MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine so that Ukraine could better defend itself against the Russian invasion, according to a report by the Washington newspaper "Politico".more

Vladimir Putin has been president of Russia since May 2000 (with a break from 2008-2012). His goal is to make Russia a great power. Now in Ukraine, "Russia is fighting Putin's last battle," wrote yesterday's Bild, citing experts in Kremlin politics. There are many indications that Putin has been struggling with serious health problems for years, and a new figure is being groomed to be the Kremlin'more

"What remains of the pompously staged Versailles summit of EU heads of state and government?" - wondered the daily Welt yesterday in a commentary on the meeting in Versailles near Paris. "Sadly, it must be made clear: it was a 'summit of shame' and Chancellor Scholz 'did not show himself in a good way'.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin is furious about inaccurate intelligence he received before the invasion of Ukraine, but he received it because the Federal Security Service was afraid to give him real information, writes the British newspaper The Times.more

We are not alone against the enemy, our Polish brothers and sisters are with us. From the very first day of the war, it was clear to Ukrainians and Poles that there are no borders between us - physical, historical, personal and human," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski announced yesterday.more

Vladimir Putin is said to be preparing a terrorist attack on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada reported on its Twitter profile.more

Boris Johnson has defended the UK's response to the refugee crisis and said an upcoming scheme will allow Britons to take Ukrainians into their homes. more

According to dpa agency, the first conversation between former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Putin on Ukraine was to take place yesterday. It is not known whether there will be further ones. Schroeder and Putin have been friends for years. Schroeder works for Russian energy companies. Chancellor Scholz declined to comment on the visit.more

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a "paradigm shift" on the scale of the September 11, 2001 attacks, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has "shaken up the architecture" of global security, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced yesterday.more

Vladimir Putin, in attacking Ukraine, dreamed of returning to the splendor of the Russian empire, but he restored the terror of Joseph Stalin. The West should expose Putin's lies and give him no reason to drag Russia into a bigger war, the "Economist" writes.more

Today after 11:00 a.m., the Sejm resumed its session and began the second reading of the bill on the defense of the homeland, the main purpose of which is to increase the defense budget, increase the size of the Polish Army, restore the reserve system and increase the possibility of training soldiers.more

The British government, which has been criticized for its overly restrictive treatment of refugees from Ukraine, announced another convenience yesterday. Starting Tuesday, those with passports and relatives in Britain will be able to apply for visas online.more

An EU summit began yesterday in Versailles near Paris. The EU leaders will discuss the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the prospects of that country joining the EU and European defence. The bone of contention remains the draft conclusions of the summit.more

"Russian President Vladimir Putin is acting in desperation and will try to intimidate the Ukrainians and the West. Probably before he loses, things will look even worse," said the former head of Russian diplomacy Andrei Kozyrev in an interview with the American MSNBC station.more

The leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus Sviatlana Cichanouska met Thursday at the Polish Embassy in London with representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Great Britain to discuss the current situation of her country and its future.more

Britain has already issued nearly 1,000 visas to refugees from Ukraine and that number is growing rapidly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson argued to MPs yesterday, fending off accusations that Britain's aid to them is "the slowest and most bureaucratic in Europe".more

It is very important to strengthen the eastern flank of NATO in the context of what is happening in Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki assessed at a meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris. The Vice President reaffirmed the United States' commitment to Poland and other allies.more

Western officials are "seriously concerned" about the risk of an escalation of the war between Russia and Ukraine, including in particular the possibility of Russia using unconventional weapons, most likely chemical, British media reported last night. A White House spokeswoman outright warned of Russian chemical or biological attacks.more

Ireland could drop its policy of military neutrality after almost a century because of anger over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it was claimed on Monday.more

Russia, by invading Ukraine, has violated fundamental principles of international law, and I do not see how normal relations can now return, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated yesterday, responding to a question about how long Russia should be isolated.more

European Union leaders are divided over whether to grant Ukraine candidate status in the European Union and put it on the path to membership, a senior EU official told correspondents in Brussels. The Dutch prime minister has explicitly stated that his country does not support Ukraine's membership in the European Union.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured that Britain stands in solidarity with Poland and is ready to increase military support for it if needed, his office reported yesterday after a meeting with Polish head of government Mateusz Morawiecki.more

An EU source said today that EU ambassadors have approved a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus for their attack on Ukraine.more

We have not agreed to supply aircraft on our own, because it has to be a decision of the whole NATO. We agree actions with our allies, and this concerns negotiations as such and the supply of weapons, and we only supply defensive ones," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said when asked about the MiGs issue.more

The United Nations was expected to ban its staff from using words such as "war" or "invasion" to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine in an email sent out Monday, the Dublin-based Irish Times reported on its website yesterday. The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: unbelievable.more