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Emilewicz calls for pressure to be maintained on Russia

The Editorial Board November 30, 2023

Poland - “This is not the time for a ceasefire,” Jadwiga Emilewicz told Visegrad 24, re-iterating the support that the PiS administration showed to the Ukraine during her years as Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister. Emilewicz emphasised that “Ukraine want to be back…

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$2 billion US loan to modernize Polish army

The Editorial Board October 5, 2023

Poland – In the last days of September, the US State Department announced the signing of a “$2 billion Foreign Military Financing (FMF) direct loan agreement to support Poland's effort to modernize its armed forces. ” The US administration’s press release stresses…

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Former PM Robert Fico wins Slovakian election and Viktor Orbán rejoices

The Editorial Board October 3, 2023

Slovakia – The early parliamentary elections held in Slovakia on Saturday, September 30 once again reshuffled the political deck in this Central European country. In all likelihood, the social democrat Robert Fico, a former prime minister (both in 2006–2010 and 2012–2018), should…

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Disappointment for Poland in Vilnius: There will be no “new NATO”

Partenaire September 2, 2023

Washington does not want any “new axis” for the alliance. However, it wants to maximize the defensive efforts of European countries, particularly Germany, and to force them to take over responsibility for the eastern flank. An article by Robert Kuraszkiewicz published on…

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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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The costs of Poland’s policy of love

Partenaire August 23, 2023

This attitude was symbolized when the Polish head of state, President Andrzej Duda, announced at the NATO summit in Vilnius that Poland has no interests of its own, but intends only to play the role of an advocate for the Ukrainians. An…

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Poland concerned about Wagner Group’s presence in Belarus

The Editorial Board August 2, 2023

Poland – The arrival and stationing in Belarus of mercenaries belonging to the Wagner Group - lead by Yevgeny Prigozhin - following their failed rebellion at the end of June 2023 is raising suspicion and concern in both Lithuania and Poland. Those…

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Understanding the “Evil Empire”

Partenaire July 31, 2023

The invasion of Ukraine is yet another development in centuries of Russian territorial expansion masked by enlightened slogans about “liberating” conquered land. Professor Andrzej Nowak’s latest book makes it clear that Russian imperialism is not only about conquering its neighbors, but also…

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László Toroczkai: “Orbán makes massive use of foreign labour in Hungary”

The Editorial Board June 29, 2023

The French-language news portal Breizh-Info has published a long interview in French with Hungarian Member of Parliament László Toroczkai, who is the leader of the opposition nationalist parliamentary group Mi Hazánk Mozgalom. The following is an English translation. …

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The Intermarium Now: Strategy and Tactics

Partenaire June 28, 2023

The concept of the Intermarium, a regional cooperation entity between the Baltic, Adriatic and Black Seas, resurfaced in 1989. The author, an American of Polish origin, lists what remains to be done to turn this concept into a success. An article…

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NATO’s perceived interference in Slovakia’s electoral campaign

The Editorial Board June 15, 2023

Slovakia – Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová is probably not the only one worried that the social-democratic parties of former prime ministers Robert Fico and Peter Pellegrini, Smer and Hlas, are leading the polls just a few months ahead of the early…

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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…