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End of love affair between Warsaw and Kyiv?

The Editorial Board September 22, 2023

Poland/Ukraine – As we reported on September 15, Poland has decided, alongside Hungary and Slovakia, to extend the import ban on Ukrainian cereals beyond September 15 after the European Union tacitly decided not to do so. In response, the authorities in Kyiv…

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Poland and Ukraine at a crossroads. Has Kyiv chosen Berlin and Brussels?

Maciej Pieczyński August 25, 2023

The dispute over grain and related anti-Polish comments by Ukrainian politicians have brought to light how far the interests of Warsaw and Kyiv diverge. It is necessary to speak to the Ukrainians in the language they know best – the language of…

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79th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising

The Editorial Board August 4, 2023

Poland – On July 31 and August 1, Poland commemorated the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising against German occupation during the Second World War. Among other events, a ceremony was held in Krasińskich Square in Warsaw, where Polish…

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Bucharest Nine confirming their support for Ukraine

The Editorial Board June 8, 2023

Slovakia – The presidents of the Bucharest Nine – Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia – met at Bratislava Castle on Tuesday, June 6 at the invitation of Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová alongside her counterparts from Poland and…

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Parliamentary commission to investigate Russian influence in Poland… just before the elections

The Editorial Board June 3, 2023

Poland - Is the true purpose of a new special commission in fact hunting down Russian influence, or hindering opponents during the autumn parliamentary election campaign? As is often the case in Poland, two competing narratives are at odds following President Andrzej…

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Poland and Slovakia to send some 40 MiG-29s to Ukraine

The Editorial Board March 28, 2023

Poland/Slovakia – Polish President Andrzej Duda was the first to announce the delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine, during the visit of his Czech counterpart, Petr Pavel, on 16 March. Duda stated that his country was going to deliver four MiG-29 fighter…

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B9 Summit in Warsaw

The Editorial Board February 27, 2023

Poland – This was certainly a very busy week for Polish leaders. After the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Warsaw on Monday, 20 February, before heading to Kyiv, U.S. President Joe Biden was in the Polish capital on 21–22 February. On…

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US President Biden in Warsaw

The Editorial Board February 24, 2023

Poland – After Giorgia Meloni, who then went to Kyiv, it was US President Joe Biden’s turn to be received by the Polish leaders with full honours on Tuesday, 21 February. After having been welcomed in the early afternoon by his Polish…

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Giorgia Meloni meets Polish leaders in Warsaw

The Editorial Board February 24, 2023

Poland – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was on a visit to Warsaw on Monday, 20 February, where she held talks with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on the eve of Joe Biden’s visit. Meloni’s political party Fratelli d'Italia…

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Andrzej Duda promises Ukrainians Leopard tanks while on a visit to Lviv

The Editorial Board January 13, 2023

Poland/Ukraine – The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine – Andrzej Duda, Gitanas Nausėda, and Volodymyr Zelensky – met on Wednesday, 11 January, in the Ukrainian city of Lviv for a Lublin Triangle summit, where they signed a joint declaration of support…

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Polish draft law written in Brussels to unlock EU funds stirs turmoil back home

The Editorial Board December 19, 2022

Poland – The Polish government announced on Wednesday that an agreement had been brokered with the European Commission on the contentious points of Poland’s justice reforms, invoked by Brussels to block the payment of the 35.4 billion euros corresponding to the Polish…

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Wandering missile kills two in Poland close to the border with Ukraine

The Editorial Board November 17, 2022

Poland – On the afternoon of Tuesday, 15 November, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki decided to convene an emergency meeting of Poland’s national security and defence committee, with the heads of the ministries for defence, interior, justice and foreign affairs, as well…