His remarks have been criticised by a deputy defence minister, who says they are not true and will be exploited by Poland’s enemies.

His remarks have been criticised by a deputy defence minister, who says they are not true and will be exploited by Poland’s enemies.
The measures “give border guards a key tool to combat illegal migration, which is an element of hybrid aggression against Poland”, says the interior minister.
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The new Homeland Defence Act will more than double the size of Poland’s armed forces.
The first part of the package aims to lower high food prices, give additional payments to pensioners and invest in energy independence.
The government admit that reactions have been “restrained”, although the defence minister says there was interest in the proposal.
Journalists switched off their cameras and sat around a nearby table.
The leaders travelled to Kyiv to show “the unequivocal support of the entire EU for the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine”.
“Ukrainians must fight for a democratic state with weapons in hand; we must fight for democracy with the ballot paper.”
The European Court of Human Rights today issued the latest in a series of ruling against the Polish government’s judicial policies.
Michał Wojtyło
Ending reliance on Russia will be challenging and expensive for Europe, but is achievable.
Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine met in Warsaw to jointly call for tougher sanctions to be introduced against Russia and its oligarchs.
The measures legalise Ukrainians’ stay in Poland and give them access to healthcare, education and benefits.
“Neither the city nor the government can now cope with the wave of refugees from Ukraine,” says Warsaw’s mayor.
Paweł Marczewski
Civil society organisations are well placed to support Polish schools as large numbers of Ukrainian children arrive.