“The incidents revealed by the commission testify to the deliberate weakening of Poland’s security,” said its head.
Russian influence
President vetoes Polish government’s move to abolish predecessor’s Russian influence commission
The commission last year issued a report recommending that Donald Tusk not be allowed to hold public office.
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Russia or Belarus seen as behind leak of athletes’ data hacked from Polish Anti-Doping Agency
The hackers have leaked over 50,000 files containing sensitive data of thousands of Polish athletes.
Outgoing government’s Russian influence commission recommends Tusk not hold public office
Tusk responded by dismissing the commission’s findings as a politically motivated attack.
Russian influence commission won’t be formed before elections, admits Poland’s ruling party
The EU and US had expressed concern that the body would be used to attack the opposition during the campaign.
How will the “Russian influence” commission affect this year’s Polish election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Both the ruling party and main opposition think they could benefit.
Polish parliament approves change to Russian influence law
The amendments were proposed by the president following EU and US concerns that the commission would be used for political purposes.
EU launches legal action against Poland over Russian influence commission
A deputy leader of Poland’s ruling party dismissed the action as an “absurd and baseless attack” by the EU with the aim of “interfering in Poland’s internal affairs”.
Polish president proposes overhaul of Russian influence law days after signing it
His U-turn follows concern from the US and EU that the commission could be used for political purposes against the opposition.
US and EU express concern over Poland’s new Russian influence commission
The commission “could be misused to interfere with Poland’s free and fair elections”, says the US State Department.
Poland to create commission investigating Russian influence but opposition cry foul
The body would be empowered to ban people from office if it found that they had acted under Russian influence to the detriment of Poland.
The VoiCEE podcast: Russia’s playbook for influencing Central and Eastern Europe
Anna Gielewska
Investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi discusses his work uncovering Russian activities in the region.
