Normally, serving in a foreign military without consent is a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.
Politics
Poland to cut VAT on fuel as diesel prices hit all-time high
The government hopes the cuts will lead to a 1.2 zloty/litre drop in price.
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Polish president partially pardons nationalist leader over attack on female abortion protester
Robert Bąkiewicz was convicted of involvement in a “hooligan act”.
New Polish president set for foreign policy power struggle with government
Olivier Sorgho
Karol Nawrocki is united with the government on defence spending, but they may clash over Ukraine and the EU.
Polish museum criticised for exhibition on “Our Boys” who fought in Hitler’s army
Poland’s president and defence minister were among those to condemn the exhibition at Gdańsk city hall.
Over 100,000 people checked and 60 denied entry in first week of Poland’s border controls
The measures were introduced on the German and Lithuanian borders.
“Poland is ruled by political gangsters,” says bishop in homily warning of migration threat
In response, foreign minister Radosław Sikorski accused the bishop of “inciting against refugees”.
Polish foreign minister condemns racism and antisemitism following series of incidents
“Anti-immigrant hysteria harms Poland and Holocaust denial excludes us from the ranks of civilised nations.”
Polish far-right leader declares Auschwitz gas chambers to be “fake”
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into whether Grzegorz Braun violated the law against denying Nazi crimes.
Controversy over proposed return of German “Kaiser” sign atop Polish bridge
When the bridge was built in 1910, the city of Wrocław – then known as Breslau – was part of the German Empire.
Polish president discusses “hanging traitors”, suggests “cleansing” of judiciary necessary
Andrzej Duda cited a man who had told him a return to hanging traitors would discourage such actions, saying “there is truth in these words”.
Poland doubles budget for repatriation of ethnic Poles deported by Soviet Union
But it has also tightened the rules to ensure only genuine applicants qualify and to protect national security.
Musk’s AI chatbot Grok makes series of expletive-laden posts about Polish PM Tusk
Grok called Donald Tusk “a fucking traitor who sold Poland to Germany”, among other insults.
Polish prosecutors open investigations into online insults targeting president-elect’s daughter
The prosecutor’s office is investigating hundreds of complaints about posts on Facebook, TikTok, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.
