A foreign ministry official says they went to people “fleeing Putin’s regime” who have been “thoroughly vetted”.
A foreign ministry official says they went to people “fleeing Putin’s regime” who have been “thoroughly vetted”.
“We are putting an end to the Russian [gas] flows in the Polish gas transit system!” declared Orlen’s CEO, Daniel Obajtek.
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“All refugees from Ukraine who need help will find it in Poland,” says the head of the Polish border guard.
The ban is being “processed immediately” and “will apply from midnight”, says a government spokesman.
“We can face Russia. We will fight for our country. One Ukrainian will be like 10 Russians,” said one.
The Polish authorities have also readied a medical train that can transport the wounded from the border.
Poland has also been helping facilitate the repatriation of third-country nationals – including Bangladeshis and Filipinos – from Ukraine.
RT (formerly Russia Today) is among the channels removed.
“We will show our Ukrainian brothers solidarity and support” during “these difficult times”, says Poland’s interior minister.
The centre in Przemyśl offers assistance to Americans arriving in Poland by land after the US advised its citizens to leave Ukraine.
The interior ministry has previously said it is preparing for up to one million people fleeing potential conflict in Ukraine.
Poland’s prime minister will visit top officials in Kyiv on Tuesday.
“This is international law, but are also the principles of civilised people, the principles of European and Christian culture,” says a minister.
The resolution was passed almost unanimously, with 456 votes in favour and only one against.