"We will direct billions of dollars to ensure the functioning of Ukrainian society, because - as the example of Ukraine shows - freedom is priceless and worth fighting for," US President Joe Biden said today during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev.more
US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told CNN that China will cross a "red line" if it decides to supply arms to Russia, which is at war with Ukraine.more
The war in Ukraine has gradually changed the balance in the EU - partners from the East are gaining importance, with Poland at the forefront. The habitual dominance of France and Germany seems to be diminishing, says the portal of the daily "Tagesspiegel" in the summary of the Munich Security Conferencemore
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during yesterday's conversation with Mateusz Morawiecki, pledged to continue supporting Poland's security, and both expressed satisfaction with the close cooperation between the countries, Downing Street reported.more
42.9 percent of respondents are not sure that the next elections in Poland will be conducted honestly. 30.2% are confident about the fairness of the elections. respondents - according to the latest SW Research survey for rp.pl.more
Recently subjected to derisive accusations by EU bureaucrats, Poland is now a leading force in Europe, writes Ivor Roberts, former British ambassador to Yugoslavia, Ireland and Italy, in the Daily Telegraph today.more
The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, announced yesterday on Sky News that Ukraine will not be able to cope without Western weapons, because they are the only way to eliminate Russia's quantitative advantage. He also expressed his fear that the war would not end within the next year.more
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, in her first public speech since resigning, yesterday called for an "economic NATO" to counter China. She also said that the "golden era" announced by London a few years ago in relations with China was a mistake.more
The U.S. Army said yesterday that it had successfully recovered the remains of a Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by an American F-22 Raptor fighter off the coast of South Carolina on February 4. The last fragments of the object were sent for analysis in the laboratory.more
A meeting between Polish President Andrzej Duda and UK King Charles III took place at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. One of the main topics of conversation was humanitarian aid issues.more
A former British Embassy security officer in Berlin who spied for Russia was today sentenced to 13 years and two months in prison by a London court.more
Poland has been the most committed and most robust of all Nato members in providing aid to Ukraine; in the face of an escalating war, it is an example that others should follow, writes the British newspaper The Times in an editorial commentary today.more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with the British BBC yesterday, ruled out the possibility of ceding part of the country's territory as part of a possible peace deal with Russia.more
UK counter-terrorism police are increasingly dealing with threats emanating from hostile states such as China, Russia and Iran, Matt Jukes, head of special operations at London's Metropolitan Police, announced yesterday.more
During his visit to London, President Andrzej Duda laid a wreath at the Polish Air Force Memorial. Then he met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The main topic of conversation was the Russian invasion of Ukraine.more
While the Franco-German axis is tired, NATO is increasingly making a turn towards its eastern flank, where Poland is emerging as Europe's military leader, writes the British daily The Times.more
In the first nine months of the war in Ukraine, Russia lost almost 40 percent of its fleet of tanks owned before the invasion, with the more advanced ones reaching 50 percent. - assessed the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).more
President Andrzej Duda officially begins a two-day visit to Great Britain. The main topic of his today's conversation with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be the war in Ukraine. The war, as a result of which Polish-British relations became very close.more
Western allies can help Ukraine more quickly by supporting their position on the ground, rather than focusing on providing jets that would require months of training and substantial ground support, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace declared today.more
The war in Ukraine has exposed the powerlessness of the Western European establishment, and US President Joe Biden's visit to Poland proves that Europe's geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting eastwards, wrote its columnist John Keiger on the website of the British weekly The Spectator.more
After a six-year trial, a Milan court today acquitted former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the other 28 people in one of the cases involving parties at his home, dubbed 'bunga bunga'. At issue are allegations of corruption and making - in exchange for material benefits - false statements about the nature of parties involving young women.more
The remains of the three flying objects shot down in recent days have still not been found and this may take a long time due to the difficult-to-reach terrain, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced yesterday. At the same time, he suggested that the objects may have been commercial balloons.more
