Dr Tomasz Smura, a Polish foreign policy expert, has given an interview to the Polish Press Agency (PAP) analysing the current situation in the US presidential elections.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3405361

Polish services will investigate the attack on Donald Trump for insights on protecting politicians

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3403389

Polish MPs pay tribute to 1976 workers’ protest

Polish lawmakers have paid tribute to workers who, more than 48 years ago, staged a series of protests against the country’s communist regime at the time.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3402606

Should Poland’s conservatives join the coalition?

https://open.substack.com/pub/petersweden/p/huge-new-right-wing-alliance-patriots?r=1ro5vo&utm_medium=ios

Tribute to Polish WWII soldiers in Italy

Polish soldiers who fought to liberate Italy from German occupation in World War II have been honoured in a special ceremony at a cemetery in the Adriatic town of Loreto.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3404726

What Poland will ask for at the NATO summit;  Poland is expected to request funds during the NATO summit to expand infrastructure to bolster the country’s defense.

https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/60401/news

NATO Summit: 10 Key points from the Washington declaration

During the latest summit of the 32 member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, a significant outcome was the commitment to provide long-term support to Ukraine and enhance allied missile defense. Additionally, we have highlighted several other critical conclusions.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3402040

President Duda and Dutch PM hope to invite Ukraine to NATO at next year’s summit

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3402439

Poland’s government suffers defeat in vote on liberalizing abortion law

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/12/poland-abortion-tusk-lawmakers-vote/302222ce-406d-11ef-83bf-e35a32077d3e_story.html

Ukraine and Poland sign security agreement

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3400770

U.S. signs second loan agreement with Poland for military modernization

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3401119

Polish and NATO officials confirm the readiness of U.S.-built missile defense base in northern Poland

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3401986

Ukraine and Poland sign security agreement

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3400770

U.S. signs second loan agreement with Poland for military modernization

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3401119

Polish and NATO officials confirm readiness of U.S.-built missile defense base in northern Poland

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3401986

Polish President highlights NATO defense spending increase and Ukraine’s path to alliance

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3403351

Poland helps Baltics quit Soviet-era power grid

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3404811

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has a new plan for Poland

https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/60484/news

NATO chief opposes Poland shooting down missiles over Ukraine

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3403357

US Army base construction completed in southwestern Poland

Builders have completed work on a base camp for US Army soldiers in Świętoszów, southwestern Poland

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3404550

Russia Threat Reaches ‘Across Europe,’ U.K. Leader Tells Summit

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/world/europe/europe-leaders-meet-blenheim-palace-uk-starmer.html

Polish FM urges balanced US relations as presidential race heats up

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3403738

Global Microsoft outage. How did Poland manage?

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3405126

Poland ranks third in NATO for military strength, aims to be top in Europe

Poland now has the third-largest military force within NATO, following the United States and Turkey, according to a recent report from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3403981

PiS demands action on Volhynian Massacre case

https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/60415/news

Poland officially commemorates the Crimean Tatar victims of Soviet genocide.  “The acts of genocide and persecution of the Crimean Tatars fill us with particular pain. We emphasise the priceless contribution of the Tatars to the history and national heritage of Poland” – the MPs wrote.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3402778

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Next year or so will be crucial for Poland’s security, the defense minister says

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3351559

With an eye on Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine, Poland readies a new self-defense law

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/22/poland-self-defense-security-ukraine-russia-war/e40f67d6-e868-11ee-9eba-1558f848ec25_story.html

Narratives scorning Trump are a tool to push the Americans out of Europe

https://sovereignty.pl/narratives-scorning-trump-are-a-tool-to-push-the-americans-out-of-europe/

Polish FM criticizes Berlin for delay in sending weapons to Kyiv

https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/59589/news

Polish FM proposes using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s defense

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3351657

French MEP: Poland’s liberal government is ‘using gangsters methods one associates with dictatorships’

https://www.rmx.news/crime/french-mep-polands-liberal-government-is-using-gangsters-methods-one-associates-with-dictatorships/

Russian missile breaches Poland’s airspace

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3354364

Poland demands an explanation from Russia after a missile entered its airspace during an attack on Ukraine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/24/russia-ukraine-missile-airspace-violation/6cfd772a-e9ba-11ee-8f2c-380a821c02db_story.html

Poland demands explanation from Russia after a missile enters its airspace during attack on Ukraine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/24/russia-ukraine-missile-airspace-violation/6cfd772a-e9ba-11ee-8f2c-380a821c02db_story.html

Russia preparing for confrontation with NATO, Polish military leader warns

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3352023

Russia preparing for war with NATO: analysis; There are indications that Russia is preparing for a large-scale war with NATO, according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3353017

WHY IS THE EUROPEAN UNION DESTROYING ITS OWN ECONOMY?

https://sonar21.com/why-is-the-european-union-destroying-its-own-economy

“Alarm bells are ringing”: Polish president urges NATO to boost defense spending

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3352206

Polish president, Knights of Malta leader meet in Warsaw; Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has met with John Dunlap, the head of the lay Catholic order of the Knights of Malta, praising the global humanitarian organization for its assistance to Ukraine.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7789/Artykul/3351382

Poland Marginalized in EU Defense Spending!

https://www.librainstitute.org/poland-marginalized-in-eu-defense-spending/

Poland is a Bulwark of European Security; If NATO wants to grow stronger, it needs to strengthen its Eastern Flank not only with troops and equipment but also with infrastructure and manufacturing facilities.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/poland-bulwark-european-security-209891

Polish FM urges NATO unity amid Russian threat

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3346866

Poland’s right and its challenges – what’s ahead?
https://sovereignty.pl/what-future-for-the-polish-right-and-for-democracy-interview/

Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine is ‘not unthinkable’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/09/poland-nato-russia-france/4761116a-ddfe-11ee-b5e9-ad4573c62315_story.html

Polish-American Kosciuszko Foundation thanks Biden for backing NATO and Ukraine

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3347247

Polish cyber defense experts warn of fake social media posts amid Russian disinformation campaign

Authorities in Poland have identified a deceptive social media account on platform X, masquerading as the Polish Cyber Defense Command

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3346796

Poland expresses opposition to EU migration pact

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3344405

Ukraine’s Zelensky urges ‘solution to the situation on the Polish border’

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3344280

Poland’s prime minister criticizes Hungary and Slovakia’s foreign ministers for meeting Lavrov

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/04/tusk-lavrov-poland-hungary-slovakia/e2d937ba-da31-11ee-b5e9-ad4573c62315_story.html

Polish gov’t unveils plan to reshape constitutional court

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3344743

Nations Agree to Refine Pact That Guides the Return of German-Looted Art

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/arts/nations-agree-to-refine-pact-that-guides-the-return-of-nazi-looted-art.html

Many countries lag in returning art looted by Germans during WW2, report finds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/03/06/nazi-art-looted-holocaust/

Europe should step up its involvement in NATO: Polish ex-president [Kwaśniewski]

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3347560

Army Extends Air Defense Deployment in Poland

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/03/04/air-defenders-deployment-extended-as-service-grows-the-job-field/

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Polish president’s US visit to highlight NATO unity
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3346013

Poland is a Bulwark of European Security;  If NATO wants to grow stronger, it needs to strengthen its Eastern Flank not only with troops and equipment but also with infrastructure and manufacturing facilities.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/poland-bulwark-european-security-209891

Polish FM urges NATO unity amid Russian threat; https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3346866

Poland’s right and its challenges – what’s ahead? https://sovereignty.pl/what-future-for-the-polish-right-and-for-democracy-interview/

Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine is ‘not unthinkable’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/09/poland-nato-russia-france/4761116a-ddfe-11ee-b5e9-ad4573c62315_story.html

Polish-American Kosciuszko Foundation thanks Biden for backing NATO and Ukraine

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3347247

Polish cyber defense experts warn of fake social media posts amid Russian disinformation campaign; Authorities in Poland have identified a deceptive social media account on platform X, masquerading as the Polish Cyber Defense Command  https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3346796

Poland expresses opposition to EU migration pact; https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3344405

Ukraine’s Zelensky urges ‘solution to the situation on the Polish border’  https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3344280

Poland’s prime minister criticizes Hungary and Slovakia’s foreign ministers for meeting Lavrov

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/04/tusk-lavrov-poland-hungary-slovakia/e2d937ba-da31-11ee-b5e9-ad4573c62315_story.html

Polish gov’t unveils plan to reshape constitutional court; https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3344743

Nations Agree to Refine Pact That Guides the Return of German -Looted Art;

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/arts/nations-agree-to-refine-pact-that-guides-the-return-of-nazi-looted-art.html

Many countries lag in returning art looted by Germans during WW2, report finds;

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/03/06/nazi-art-looted-holocaust/

Europe should step up its involvement in NATO: Polish ex-president [Kwaśniewski]

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3347560

Army Extends Air Defense Deployment in Poland

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/03/04/air-defenders-deployment-extended-as-service-grows-the-job-field/

Deputy Defense Minister on Polish visit to the White House

https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/59330/news

Duda-Trump-Putin – What happens when your friend’s friend is your enemy?

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3338459

Putin Ally Threatens to ‘Destroy’ Poland: ‘We Won’t Even Think Twice’

https://www.newsweek.com/putin-ally-threatens-destroy-poland-1872956

Poland displays support for Ukraine on the anniversary of Russian invasion; Rallies supporting Ukraine and demonstrations opposing Russian aggression took place in several Polish cities, including Warsaw, Kraków, and Poznań on Saturday.  https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3340318

Can Europe defend itself without America? It would need to replace military aid, a nuclear umbrella and leadership; https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/02/18/can-europe-defend-itself-without-america

With U.S. aid in doubt, Europe struggles to rearm Ukraine; European defense manufacturers are racing to produce artillery and other weapons Kyiv needs. But they may come too late.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/24/europe-ukraine-ammunition-shells/

Poles concerned about Russian aggression: survey; A new survey has revealed growing concerns among Poles about future developments on NATO’s eastern flank if Russia prevailed in Ukraine, Poland’s PAP news agency has reported. https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3339321

The Long History of US Irritation at European NATO’s Freeloading; Donald Trump is just the latest iteration of US concern at European allies whose stated affection for the alliance is not matched by sufficient funding.

https://cepa.org/article/the-long-history-of-us-irritation-at-european-natos-freeloading/

Protesting Polish Farmers Block Much of Ukraine’s Western Border; The farmers are demonstrating against what they see as an influx of Ukrainian food products crowding the Polish market and undercutting their livelihood. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/world/europe/ukraine-poland-protest-farmers.html

Poland’s stately 18th-century dance [Polonaise] garners UNESCO honors

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/02/20/poland-unesco-heritage-polonaise-dance-culture/ace6165c-cfad-11ee-ac8b-765284b5203e_story.html

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https://sovereignty.pl/the-state-of-the-coup-by-the-liberal-left-in-poland-a-positional-warfare/

Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia and Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/12/france-germany-poland-tusk/94bc8cde-c998-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html

Lies Putin said about Poland in his interview with Tucker Carlson cries out for rectification.

https://spectator.org/putin-self-serving-lies/

Planned Visit of President Duda and Prime Minister Tusk of Poland to the White House

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/15/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-visit-of-president-duda-and-prime-minister-tusk-of-poland-to-the-white-house/

Polish president, PM to visit Biden at White House on March 12

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3335708

Polish, EU officials react to Trump’s NATO comments

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3333384

NATO chief says Trump’s remarks on Russia put allies at risk

Any suggestion that NATO allies would not defend each other undermines the alliance’s security and puts American and European soldiers at risk, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3333507

Putin’s Self-Serving Lies; What he said about Poland in his interview with Tucker cries out for rectification.

https://spectator.org/putin-self-serving-lies/

Six Priorities for the Transatlantic Alliance in 2024; Secure Europe, Contain Russia, and Constrain China

https://cepa.org/comprehensive-reports/leadership-in-action-six-priorities-for-the-transatlantic-alliance-in-2024/

Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia and Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/12/france-germany-poland-tusk/94bc8cde-c998-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html

Russia could attack NATO member within three to five years, Danish defense minister warns

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3333111

Poland seeks changes in EU border policies on migration

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3336414

Polish prime minister says his country and Finland want changes on EU border policies on migration

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/16/poland-finland-border-russia-ukraine-migration/ed510a7e-ccc1-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html

Strengthening European security: key takeaways from Tusk-Macron meeting in Paris

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3334007

Former Polish President [Wałęsa] on war in Ukraine

https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/59258/news

Britain and Poland appeal to the US Congress to approve vital aid for Ukraine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/15/poland-britain-us-ukraine-aid-congress-trump/e05b833a-cbf9-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html

NATO training center to be established in Poland

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3335722

Sikorski: Poland recognizes the statehood of Israel and Palestine; Poland supports a two-state solution in the Middle East, which entails the existence of both Israel and a Palestinian state

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3336979

Polish Foreign Ministry challenges Putin’s lies about Poland

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3332928

Nuclear umbrella could help secure Europe’s Eastern flank

https://thespectator.com/topic/poland-get-nuclear-weapons-nato/

President Duda: Strengthening Polish military deters Russia

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3331521

Putin says Russia has no plan to attack Poland

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3332356

Polish Foreign Ministry challenges Putin’s lies about Poland

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3332928

Poland, France, and Germany to counteract Russian propaganda

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3333203

Strengthening Polish military deters Russia: president

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3331521

Breaking the Mold of Polish Politics? Poland has been a political duopoly for the past two decades. Now a new figure has appeared to stake out the center ground.

https://cepa.org/article/breaking-the-mold-of-polish-politics/

Opposition accuses government of coup d’etat

https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/59235/news

Polish farmers block roads to protest EU rules, cheap imports from Ukraine

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3329107

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A new exhibition highlights Poland’s destruction by Germany in WWII https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3183409

Defend ‘every inch’ of NATO territory? New strategy is a work in progress. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/05/nato-eastern-flank-defense-russia/

US concerns over Polish probe into ‘Russian influence’ based on ‘insufficient analysis’ https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3179046

US, EU concerns over Poland’s Russian influence probe have ‘no basis’ in fact: gov’t spokesman https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3179432

Poland’s government will tell you I’m a Russian stooge. Don’t believe it. By Radek Sikorski https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/02/poland-government-attack-opposition-lex-tusk/

NATO-trained units will serve as tip of spear in Ukraine’s counteroffensive. The counteroffensive will be the biggest test yet of the U.S.-led strategy of giving the Ukrainians weapons and training to fight like an American army might — but on their own.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/04/ukraine-nato-training-counteroffensive-47th-brigade/

This is the ‘America First’ case for supporting Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/30/ukraine-counteroffensive-support-america/

Poland signs deal to buy Hellfire missiles from US
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3179207

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