Half of Poles believe that Ukraine should not be able to join NATO or the European Union without resolving the problematic issue of exhumations of victims of the Volyn tragedy. [The Volyn (Volhynia) tragedy was a series of events that led to the ethnic cleansing of the Polish and Ukrainian populations in 1943 during World War II.
The EU has slapped 15 rounds of sanctions on Russia since it's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and member states are negotiating a 16th. But Moscow has used a variety of tricks to evade sanctions and divert goods and money to Russia, including convoluted financial schemes.
Issue of peace in Ukraine cannot be addressed without European involvement, says Spanish foreign minister - Anadolu Ajansı
The balance of power is shifting in Europe, and NATO member Poland is on track to surpass Russia in terms of having more tanks and armored vehicles. Two factors are at play—both tied to the war in Ukraine.
Poland’s purchase of this lethal system will make the Eastern European nation a force to be reckoned with in the region. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rages on, Eastern European nations are looking to bolster their defense capabilities.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Szymon Hołownia, Marshal of the Polish Sejm, on Monday, 27 January, in Kraków. Source: Polish Sejm on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy arrived in Poland on 27 January to attend ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp.
Rzeszów, a large Polish city in close proximity to the country’s border with Ukraine, is an instrumental location in the flow of Western equipment.
The issue of exhumations has often threatened to derail ties between Kyiv and Warsaw, a staunch backer of Ukraine in its war against Russia. Cooperation with Warsaw on the exhumations of victims killed in a WWII massacre remains a priority for Kyiv ...
WARSAW - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk favours cutting benefits for refugees and migrants living and working in Poland, including Ukrainians - a proposal first put forward by the opposition PiS party.
Soldiers and civilians alike say that after so much loss, the new U.S. president must push for a just settlement, not peace at any cost.
No less certain is what Trump will decide to do. Any plan to deploy European troops to Ukraine — especially NATO member countries — would likely need U.S. backing to be an effective deterrent. That would keep Trump involved in Europe, something he doesn’t want.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has visited the site of the Nazi German extermination camp Auschwitz ahead of talks with Poland's leaders on security and tightening Britain's ties with the European Union.