So far this year, there have been almost 28,000 attempted illegal crossings, more than in the whole of 2023.
So far this year, there have been almost 28,000 attempted illegal crossings, more than in the whole of 2023.
Commentators in Poland and abroad argued that eastern NATO states should have been invited.
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Poland called on Minsk to “urgently explain the incident” and “put an end to any provocations” alongside its border.
“The Russians are testing the reactions of Poland and our allies in this way,” says Mateusz Morawiecki.
A senior figure in Poland’s ruling party has suggested that Kyiv’s actions make it “much more difficult for Poland to continue to support Ukraine”.
The comments are “opportunistic”, “manipulative” and “treacherous”, says an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Council of Europe’s experts found the law to be “fundamentally flawed” and a threat to this year’s elections.
Putin also repeated unsubstantiated claims that Poland is planning to take territory from Ukraine.
Poland says it is monitoring the situation but that there is no need for “panic”.
Poland says the decision was part of Russia’s efforts to “falsify history and deny responsibility for crimes committed by the Russian state”.
The heads of Poland’s Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church signed a joint declaration on the Volhynia massacres.
The two countries are also hoping to establish a maintenance hub in Poland for repairing German-made Leopard tanks damaged in Ukraine.
He is the 14th person detained in Poland as part of an investigation into an alleged spy ring operating on behalf of Russia.
The Polish interior ministry is also providing millions of rounds of ammunition and medical equipment.