Poland continues to ramp up military preparedness amid the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Poland continues to ramp up military preparedness amid the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
Recruits were hired on Telegram and paid to carry out tasks including painting vulgar slogans against the then ruling PiS party.
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The proposal comes as six rebel judges refuse to rule on a key law for the ruling party.
Sovereign Poland, formerly known as United Poland, allege that opposition leader Donald Tusk is Berlin’s “agent of influence”.
The improvement in Poland’s score was largely linked to fewer attacks on journalists than in previous years.
Warsaw’s decision has angered Moscow, with Kremlin politicians suggesting the severance of diplomatic contacts.
Alicja Ptak
The war in Ukraine has further stoked demand.
Poland is by far the EU’s biggest importer of LPG, despite the government ending other Russian energy imports.
The predicted population decline would have been even greater were it not for an assumed net migration of 5.3 million people to Poland.
Overseas polling districts must now submit their vote counts within 24 hours of the end of voting, a requirement that does not apply in Poland itself.
“I am convinced that it will be the EU’s best-secured border,” says Poland’s interior minister.
Polish farmers have complained that Ukrainian grain is lowering prices.
While Poland’s headline inflation has begun to fall, core inflation – which excludes goods with the most volatile prices – has continued to rise.
“Poland needs new energy solutions to protect itself from Russian influence, meet climate commitments and drive economic development,” says the US ambassador.