The accused, known only as Janusz N. under Polish privacy law, faces up to 15 years in prison.Â
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Opposition condemns government for issuing 1,700 visas to Russians amid Ukraine war
A foreign ministry official says they went to people “fleeing Putin’s regime” who have been “thoroughly vetted”.
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Poland detains two Russians over recruitment posters for Wagner Group
The pair are accused of distributing hundreds of posters and were found in possession of thousands more.
Commission to investigate Russian influence approved by Polish president
The opposition says the body, which can ban people from public office for ten years, will be used against them ahead of this year’s elections.
Polish government says Russian hackers behind coordinated attack on media websites
Among the newspapers affected were Super Express, Gazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczospolita and Polityka.
Poland cancels World Cup fencing event over admission of Russians and Belarusians
“The Polish Fencing Federation supports Ukraine in its efforts to remove people who support the brutal war and endorse the Putin regime.”
Poland and Baltic states enact EU visa ban for Russians
“Travel to the EU is a privilege, not a human right,” say Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Poland to ban Russian coal imports, saying it “can’t wait any longer for EU to act”
The Polish government admits that there are “legal doubts” over such a unilateral embargo by an EU member state.
Hacking of Polish officials linked to Russian security services, says Poland
“[These] activities are carried out on a mass scale and are part of the disinformation operation against Poland.”
Pair accused of enslaving Russian man for 23 years on their farm in Poland
Nikolay Yerofeyev was helped to escape by a co-worker.
85% of Poland’s eastern migrant workers not going to homeland for Christmas
The most common reason for remaining in Poland over the holidays was to work.
Government agrees pay rise for miners to end protests over imported Russian coal
New 6% pay rises will cost the loss-making state-run Polish Mining Group 270 million zloty annually.
