European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen singled out Poland as “an essential pillar of Europe’s security architecture”.
Defence
Polish president’s national security adviser quits over “brutal government interference” in his work
Sławomir Cenckiewicz says he will now focus on helping the opposition unseat the government at next year’s elections.
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Poland indicts five over plot to send explosive courier packages on behalf of Russia
Two of the packages exploded at airports in the UK and Germany.
Russia warns against travel to Poland due to “Russophobia” and “persecution”
The Russian embassy says it “strongly recommend that Russian citizens refrain from travelling to Poland unless absolutely necessary”.
Polish PM rules out sending troops to Greenland, says US invasion would be “end of world as we know it”
“US military intervention would be a disaster,” says Donald Tusk.
Trump is the only leader who can end threat of Russia, Poland’s president tells BBC
Karol Nawrocki also declared that he shared Trump’s concerns about the direction in which the EU is heading.
Poland suffers major cyberattack on power grid, says Russia likely responsible
It was “the most powerful attack on the Polish power system in years”, says the energy minister.
Polish president vetoes “Orwellian” law allowing blocking of online content
But the government says the veto is “not a defence of free speech” but protection for “paedophiles and scammers”.
Poland’s warring president and PM pledge cooperation on security and Ukraine peace process
Both sides hailed the “constructive” meeting – the pair’s first since September.
Poland removed as host of weightlifting championships for refusing Russian athletes
The European Weightlifting Federation says that it “does not accept discrimination based on geopolitical circumstances”.
Polish far-right leader Braun names man on trial for Russian espionage as election candidate
Mateusz Piskorski is accused by Polish prosecutors of spying on behalf of Russia and China.
Poland will be “lead country” on logistics for Ukraine peace deal, says Tusk after Paris talks
Tusk reiterated there will be no Polish troops in Ukraine as part of any peace process.
Poland joins UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain in calling for US to respect Greenland’s sovereignty
Donald Tusk warned Washington against “undermining the essence of NATO” by “threatening another member”.
Poland confirms Russians will not be allowed to compete in ski jump World Cup event in Zakopane
The Court of Arbitration for Sport last month ruled that Russians should be allowed to compete as neutral athletes in Olympic qualification events.
