The figures continue a rise in gun ownership that accelerated in particular after Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in 2022.
Defence
Polish court upholds jail sentences for Russian Wagner Group recruiters
The men were convicted last year of recruiting for a terrorist organisation after they placed hundreds of stickers in Warsaw and Kraków.
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Polish ambassador attacked in Russia
A group protesting Polish support for Ukraine confronted the ambassador during a visit to Saint Petersburg.
Poland launches military operation to protect infrastructure following Russian rail sabotage
The government also plans to launch an application allowing people to report potential cases of sabotage.
Poland to close last Russian consulate in response to train line sabotage
“We are dealing with state terror,” says foreign minister Radosław Sikorski.
Ukrainians working for Russia carried out train line sabotage, says Polish PM
The pair immediately fled to Belarus after carrying out the attacks.
“All traces lead to Russia” being responsible for rail explosion, says Polish defence minister
“This is part of the war they are waging” against the West, says Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Poland confirms act of sabotage behind explosion that damaged rail line
A deputy foreign minister notes that the train line in question is used for supplying Ukraine.
American anti-drone systems deployed in Poland
NATO is bolstering air defences on its eastern flank in response to recent Russian incursions.
Poland denies planning to leave European Human Rights Convention after PM’s criticism
Donald Tusk said that the ECHR has made it harder for countries to deport foreign criminals.
Security service chief appeals to Ukrainians in Poland not to work as paid Russian agents
Russia regularly recruits Ukrainians in Poland to carry out espionage and sabotage.
Flashy hardware, fragile strategy: is Poland, NATO’s biggest defence spender, preparing for the right war?
Christiaan Paauwe
Russia’s drone incursions have reignited a complicated question.
Three Ukrainians convicted in Poland over role in Russian-linked arson campaign
They were part of a group tasked with carrying out sabotage and terrorism.
Poland “cannot guarantee” Putin would not be arrested if he flies through Polish airspace to Hungary
In response, Russia accused Poland of making “terrorist” threats.
