Archiv: Polen / Poland


06.04.2024 - 20:08 [ CBS News ]

World Central Kitchen boss José Andrés accuses Israel of „direct attack“ on Gaza aid convoy

(04.04.2024)

This was not just a bad luck situation where, ‚Oops, we dropped a bomb in the wrong place,'“ Andrés told the Reuters news agency, stressing that his team‘s vehicles were clearly marked and „it‘s very clear who we are and what we do.“

„They were targeting us in a deconflicting zone, in an area controlled by IDF. They, knowing that it was our teams moving on that road… with three cars,“ he said, adding that he believed the seven aid workers killed by the strike in Gaza were targeted „systematically, car by car.“

06.04.2024 - 20:02 [ Reuters ]

Who were the World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza by Israel?

(03.04.2024)

„For her it was the perfect job, she got to serve hot meals to people who were having maybe the lowest point of their lives,“ her friend Bryan Weaver told Reuters.

„She made you feel like you were the only person in the room.
In a statement, her family said Zomi left behind a legacy of compassion, bravery and love.

06.04.2024 - 19:43 [ World Central Kitchen ]

7 WCK team members killed in Gaza

(02.04.2024)

Despite coordinating movements with the IDF, the convoy was hit as it was leaving the Deir al-Balah warehouse, where the team had unloaded more than 100 tons of humanitarian food aid brought to Gaza on the maritime route.

“This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war. This is unforgivable,” said World Central Kitchen CEO Erin Gore.

The seven killed are from Australia, Poland, United Kingdom, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, and Palestine.

24.03.2024 - 18:05 [ Tass ]

Poland armed forces claim the country’s airspace violated by Russian cruise missile

The Polish Armed Forces reported a violation of the country‘s airspace on the border with Ukraine early in the morning of March 24 and claim that it is a Russian cruise missile. No evidence was provided for these statements.

24.03.2024 - 18:01 [ Reuters ]

Russia violates Poland‘s air space in attack on Ukraine, Poland‘s armed forces say

„On March 24 at 4:23 a.m. (0323 GMT), there was a violation of Polish airspace by one of the cruise missiles launched overnight by long-range aviation of the Russian Federation,“ the armed forces said on the social media platform X.
„The object entered Polish space near the town of Oserdow (Lublin Voivodeship) and stayed there for 39 seconds. During the entire flight, it was observed by military radar systems.“

13.03.2024 - 00:44 [ DefenseNews.com ]

Amid Russia jitters, NATO drills flowing troops across Polish river

(05.03.2024)

Some one hundred kilometers away from Poland’s border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea, forces from nine NATO member countries were busy setting up the last of their amphibious gear.

They are part of a large multi-domain operations exercise that entails a notoriously tricky river crossing in the remote northern Polish countryside here, as European officials are worried about the possibility of a Russian attack, depending on the outcome of the war in Ukraine.

13.03.2024 - 00:35 [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ]

NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024: Unprecedented Military Exercise Signals Alliance Unity and Preparedness

(26.01.2024)

During the initial phase (End of January to mid-March), the focus will be on maritime reinforcement across the Atlantic and in the Arctic. The second phase (mid-February to the end of May) will shift to using deployed reinforcements across all domains, from the Arctic to the Eastern Flank.

STEADFAST DEFENDER 2024 is a multi-domain exercise, incorporating land, air, sea, cyber, and space operations, which has been a major focus of doctrinal development at NATO Allied Command Transformation. It involves deploying forces from North America and other parts of the Alliance to Europe. Over several months, complex multi-domain operations will be conducted across thousands of kilometres, thereby enhancing civil-military cooperation and national and collective resilience.

06.03.2024 - 16:25 [ theHindu.com ]

Why is NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercise significant? | Explained

According to NATO, the military exercise incorporates land, air, sea, cyber, and space operations to enhance civil-military cooperation. Over 90,000 troops from 31 NATO allies as well as special invitee Sweden are expected to participate in the exercise over the next few months.

During the first phase (Transatlantic reinforcement) of the exercise, North American forces are scheduled to move to Europe across the Atlantic Ocean. The phase includes live maritime exercises and amphibious assault training in the North Atlantic and Arctic Seas.

05.03.2024 - 00:05 [ New York Times ]

Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say

(June 25, 2022)

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Army’s 10th Special Forces Group, which before the war had been training Ukrainian commandos at a base in the country’s west, quietly established a coalition planning cell in Germany to coordinate military assistance to Ukrainian commandos and other Ukrainian troops. The cell has now grown to 20 nations.

15.10.2023 - 19:30 [ Jurnaltime.com ]

Poland goes to the polls for a general election and referendum to decide the future of the right-wing government

The referendum asks voters to answer four questions. They will be asked their views on whether to accept migrants, build a new wall on the border with Belarus, raise the retirement age and sell state assets.

26.09.2023 - 01:09 [ BBC ]

Poland no longer supplying weapons to Ukraine amid grain row

(22.09.2023)

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland‘s focus was instead on defending itself with more modern weapons.

But the country‘s president later said the comments had been misinterpreted in the „worst possible way“.

Andrzej Duda said it was only new Polish weapons that would not be sent.

26.09.2023 - 00:45 [ Washington Post ]

The grain spat threatening to wipe out goodwill between Poland and Ukraine

The center-right opposition bloc known as the Civic Platform polled at 26 percent in the same survey, while the far-right Confederation party reached 10 percent. That would potentially give Confederation, which refuses to enter a coalition with either major party, the power to spoil negotiations for a new government.

26.09.2023 - 00:25 [ Juan Palma / Twitter ]

Ukraine grain imports become key issue in Poland election campaign – The Washington Post

26.09.2023 - 00:01 [ New York Times ]

Three Neighbors of Ukraine Ban Its Grain as E.U. Restrictions Expire

(Sept. 16, 2023)

As Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain exporters, has struggled to ship its grain because of Russia’s invasion, the European Union has opened up to tariff-free food imports from the country, a move that had the unintended consequence of undercutting prices and hurting farmers in several countries in the east of the European Union. As part of a deal meant to protect those countries, the bloc allowed some grain to transit through them, but prohibited domestic sales.

Brussels’ decision to let that deal expire at midnight on Friday revived an issue that has threatened European Union unity on support for Ukraine.

31.08.2023 - 13:50 [ BAE Systems ]

BAE Systems to highlight Polish partnerships, vital defence technologies at MSPO 2023

(29.08.2023)

Kielce, Poland: BAE Systems (Hall F, stand 9) will demonstrate its range of defence and security solutions for land, sea, air, space and cyberspace at MSPO 2023. During the show, held at Targi Kielce, Poland, from 5 to 8 September, the Company will also showcase its teams working in Poland, its partnerships with the Polish military and other companies in the Polish defence sector.

28.08.2023 - 15:25 [ diePresse.com ]

Kaczyński: Berlin will EU in „Viertes Deutsches Reich“ umwandeln

(24.12.2021)

Beim Antrittsbesuch des neuen deutschen Bundeskanzlers Olaf Scholz (SPD) in Warschau hatte Polens Ministerpräsident Mateusz Morawiecki vergangene Woche Kritik an dem im Koalitionsvertrag der Ampel-Parteien vereinbarten Ziel geübt, die EU zu einem „föderalen Bundesstaat“ weiterzuentwickeln: In polnischen Ohren klinge diese Vision nach „bürokratischem Zentralismus – das ist eine Utopie und gefährlich“.

21.07.2023 - 05:05 [ Politico.eu ]

Blockaded on all fronts: Poland and Hungary threaten to cut Ukraine’s export route to the West

As Russia once again bombards and blockades Ukraine‘s Black Sea ports — through which the country exports its vast agricultural produce — Poland and Hungary threaten to cut off the country‘s western exit routes.

13.07.2023 - 16:31 [ Romania-Insider.com ]

NATO countries to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in Romania

(12 July 2023)

A coalition of 11 nations decided during the recent NATO summit in Lithuania to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets in August in Denmark. A training center will also be set up in Romania for the same purpose.

NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands have been leading international efforts to train pilots as well as support staff, maintain aircraft and ultimately enable the supply of F-16s to Ukraine in its war with Russia, according to Reuters.

13.07.2023 - 16:00 [ Pravda.com.ua ]

Group of 11 countries forms coalition for training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters

(11.07.2023)

The Ministry of Defence of Denmark reported that Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the UK agreed to start the training of Ukrainians on the F-16 fighters.

The training is expected to start at the end of the summer and will be conducted in Denmark.

17.06.2023 - 13:15 [ New York Times ]

Allies Pressure Biden to Hasten NATO Membership for Ukraine

(June 14, 2023)

The hope in the push is that once Ukraine is a full member of the alliance, Russia would not dare to try to topple the government in Kyiv because an attack on one NATO country is considered an attack on them all. Ukrainian membership has become a “consuming debate,” both in Europe and inside the Biden administration, according to one senior U.S. official who is deeply involved in the discussions.

Only Germany has sided fully with Mr. Biden, though some of the other 29 allies have their own quiet doubts about Ukraine’s readiness to fully join the alliance — and the risks that NATO nations could get sucked directly into a conflict with Russia in the future.

16.06.2023 - 15:21 [ ORF.at ]

Israel vor Verkauf Hunderter Panzer nach Europa

Laut dem Onlineportal der Tageszeitung „Yediot Ahronot“ sollen die Panzer an zwei namentlich nicht genannte Länder geliefert werden – eines davon in Europa.

Ob diese Panzer letztlich für die Ukraine bestimmt sein könnten, bleibt in dem Artikel unklar.

13.06.2023 - 15:41 [ APnews.com ]

France, Germany and Poland back Ukraine’s counteroffensive in a show of unity

The leaders of France, Germany and Poland met in Paris Monday for talks focusing on military support for Ukraine’s counteroffensive and future security guarantees to be given to the country, ahead of a NATO summit in July.

13.06.2023 - 15:29 [ rferl.org ]

Polish President Pushes for Ukraine‘s NATO Membership At Paris Talks

„Ukraine is waiting for an unambiguous signal regarding a clear prospect of membership in NATO,“ Duda said on June 12 after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris. The tripartite meetings involving Germany, France, and Poland, known as the Weimar Triangle, began in 1991 in Weimar, Germany.

10.06.2023 - 16:02 [ ORF.at ]

Medien: „Nord Stream“-Sabotage mit Spur nach Polen

Es gebe Hinweise, wonach ein mutmaßliches Sabotageteam Polen als Einsatzbasis genutzt haben könnte, so das „Wall Street Journal“ (Samstag-Ausgabe). Es beruft sich dabei auf die Auswertung von Daten der Segeljacht „Andromeda“, die im Verdacht stehe, bei der Sabotage der Pipelines genutzt worden zu sein.

Die Ermittler hätten die zweiwöchige Fahrt des Schiffes mit Hilfe von Daten aus dessen Funk- und Navigationsausrüstung, von Satelliten- und Mobiltelefonen sowie E-Mail-Konten vollständig rekonstruiert.

09.06.2023 - 04:18 [ DailyMail.co.uk ]

NATO countries led by Poland may be willing to put troops on the ground in Ukraine – potentially dragging the alliance into war with Russia – former secretary general warns

‚The president and the prime minister will also discuss the joint US-UK leadership on critical emerging technologies as well as our work to strengthen our economic security.‘

Biden will then hold talks with current NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Monday.

Ukraine is set to top the agenda for their talks which will take place one month out from the summit and will give other NATO countries an inkling of what to expect from Kyiv‘s most powerful western ally.

08.06.2023 - 06:48 [ theGuardian.com ]

Nato members may send troops to Ukraine, warns former alliance chief

Rasmussen said: “If Nato cannot agree on a clear path forward for Ukraine, there is a clear possibility that some countries individually might take action. We know that Poland is very engaged in providing concrete assistance to Ukraine. And I wouldn’t exclude the possibility that Poland would engage even stronger in this context on a national basis and be followed by the Baltic states, maybe including the possibility of troops on the ground.

“I think the Poles would seriously consider going in and assemble a coalition of the willing if Ukraine doesn’t get anything in Vilnius.

07.06.2023 - 09:44 [ Military Watch Magazine ]

Polish Militants Join Armoured Assaults Into Russian Territory: Warsaw Expands Central Role in War Effort

(June 5, 2023)

The Russian and Western sources have both widely reported that these incursions have been supported by Russian far right groups which have coordinated closely with the Ukrainian Military and with foreign fighters in Ukraine. Videos published by the Polish militants regarding their operations show them using Ukrainian T-72B tanks and Mi-8 helicopters as well as U.S.-supplied HMMWV armoured vehicles, which comes as part of a much wider trend towards Polish combatants in Ukraine being given extensive access to weapons supplies as they are often considered more reliable than many of the local conscript units.

07.06.2023 - 08:49 [ New York Times ]

Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say

(June 25, 2022)

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Army’s 10th Special Forces Group, which before the war had been training Ukrainian commandos at a base in the country’s west, quietly established a coalition planning cell in Germany to coordinate military assistance to Ukrainian commandos and other Ukrainian troops. The cell has now grown to 20 nations.

07.06.2023 - 08:42 [ Military Watch Magazine ]

The CIA and NATO’s ‘Stealth Network’ in Ukraine: American Boots on the Ground Coordinating a Proxy War Against Russia

(June 28th 2022)

The extent of Western material support was perhaps best symbolised by Ukrainian special forces operating in the contested Donbas regions, which the Times highlighted had American flag patches on their equipment and carried new Western-supplied portable surface to air missiles and both Belgian and American assault rifles. Efforts on the ground in Ukraine were supplemented by considerable support provided to Ukrainian personnel in NATO member states themselves, an example being training for Ukrainian commandos in Germany provided by the U.S. Army’s 10th Special Forces Group. At Ramstein Air Base in Germany, U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard personnel simultaneously trained the Ukrainian Air Force.

07.06.2023 - 08:30 [ BalticWorlds.com ]

In Poland, COVID-19 exposes progressing societal militarization

(May 31, 2020)

As the lockdown unraveled, the disoriented Polish public swiftly learned from the media that the country is “at war with an invisible aggressor”, one that requires the Minister of Health to act like a “Commander in Chief” and puts the medical staff on the “front lines”. This military rhetoric was soon multiplied by media reports on the spike in Russian and Chinese “information warfare” against the European Union over COVID-19. Far from being purely discursive, this warlike response to the pandemic has also involved a wide deployment of close to ten thousand military personnel across the country. Already in March, the newly-founded Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) were mobilized for the first Polish comprehensive anti-crisis military operation after 1989.

07.06.2023 - 08:24 [ NationalInterest.org ]

How the Army Is Training European Militias to Stop a Russian Invasion

(January 14, 2020)

Their tasks could include slowing the advancing units of an aggressor nation by destroying key transportation infrastructure such as bridges, attacking enemy forces at choke-points and potentially serving as forward observers for NATO aircraft responding with air strikes.

07.06.2023 - 08:16 [ US Army ]

Special Forces Soldiers train with Polish, Latvian allies in West Virginia

(October 8, 2019)

The State Partnership Program (SPP) is a National Guard Bureau initiative that links states and territories with partner countries around the world to foster mutual interests, establish long-term relations, enhance U.S. national security interests, and promote political stability. Through the SPP program, the Illinois National Guard is partnered with Poland and the Michigan National Guard is partnered with Latvia.

07.06.2023 - 08:14 [ West Virginia National Guard ]

W.Va. Special Forces train with Polish, Latvian forces in West Virginia

(July 3, 2019)

West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Special Forces Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) recently completed the first irregular and unconventional warfare training iteration for members of the Polish Territorial Defense Forces and Latvian Zemmessardze as a part of the Ridge Runner program in West Virginia.

Ridge Runner is a WVARNG training program that provides various National Guard, active duty, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally nation armed forces training and experience to in irregular and asymmetrical warfare tactics and operations.

07.06.2023 - 07:57 [ Politico.eu ]

Poland to recruit 35,000 for paramilitary force to combat Russia threat

(June 3, 2016)

Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz announced Thursday that the command structure and senior appointments for the Territorial Defense Force, which will ultimately number 35,000, had already been decided.

The force will be aimed at countering hybrid warfare, such as that used by Russia to annex the Crimean Peninsula, Radio Free Europe reported officials as saying.

07.06.2023 - 06:54 [ Reuters ]

Eyeing Russia nervously, Poles enrol in volunteer militias

(March 20, 2015)

The Polish government has kept its distance from the unofficial civilian militias but, with anxieties about Moscow’s intentions growing, the professional military is now looking for ways to harness the volunteer groups.

There are an estimated 120 such groups in Poland, with total membership around 10,000. Eight hundred members gathered on Friday in Warsaw at a meeting organised by the Defence Ministry, the first time they have been given official recognition.

06.06.2023 - 08:27 [ RTE.ie ]

A curious case of an alleged Russian missile in Poland

(7 May 2023)

Bydgoszcz, however, is about 500km from the border with Ukraine, meaning any potential missile would have travelled from the southeast to the northwest of Polish airspace. (…)

Last November, a Russian-made rocket did land in the southeast of Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, killing two farmers. (…)

By coincidence, or not, there is a NATO Joint Force Training Centre in Bydgoszcz, which staffs 170 military personnel from different alliance members.

06.06.2023 - 08:10 [ PolskieRadio.pl ]

Opposition stellt Misstrauensantrag gegen Verteidigungsminister

(05.06.2023)

Die Überreste der Rakete waren im April zufällig in einem Wald in der Nähe der polnischen Stadt Bydgoszcz in Nord-Zentral-Polen gefunden. In Reaktion auf den Fund erklärte Verteidigungsminister Mariusz Blaszczak, er habe nichts davon gewusst und beschuldigte die polnische Militärführung, ihn nicht über die Rakete informiert zu haben. Das Verteidigungsministerium gab später bekannt, dass die Rakete am 16. Dezember 2022 abgestürzt war, aber erst nach ihrem Fund eine Untersuchung eingeleitet worden sei.

06.06.2023 - 07:55 [ Euractiv.com ]

Moscow slams Polish General’s call to back potential mass rebellion in Belarus

(May 26, 2023)

Skrzypczak said a potential uprising in Belarus might start from similar operations to those by Russians in Belgorod. He added that they would gain support from society, and Poland should not miss the momentum to support Belarusians.

In such circumstances, Lukashenko could hardly count on Moscow’s help.

“Russia has its own problems,” he insisted.

06.06.2023 - 07:45 [ Hellas.postsen.com ]

Polish mercenaries took part in the recent raids on Belgorod

(04th June 2023)

In particular, yesterday Sunday, the websites Polsatnews.pl and Wprost.pl reported that mercenaries of the so-called Polish Volunteer Corps fought alongside the Ukrainian forces.

The reports cite Telegram posts by the group and a video purportedly showing gunmen on their way to Belgorod.

06.06.2023 - 07:42 [ Hindustan Times ]

NATO Nation‘s fighters aid attacks on Russia‘s Belgorod; Poland in a fix amid ‚Putin‘s fear‘

Poland has distanced itself from reports that Polish mercenaries had joined militia in leading attacks on territories deep inside Russia. This after several videos of Polish Volunteer Corps crossing the Ukrainian boundary and mocking the Russian regime went viral.

05.06.2023 - 19:37 [ Reuters ]

Belgium investigating whether its weapons were used in Russia, PM says

„European weapons are delivered to Ukraine under the condition that they are used on Ukrainian territory with the purpose of defending that territory. And we have strict controls in place to see that this is the case,“ he said.

De Croo declined to comment on possible consequences if the reports were confirmed.

05.06.2023 - 19:33 [ Washington Post ]

Shelling hits Russia’s Belgorod region as militias mount cross-border attack

Belgorod’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, blamed the attacks on Ukraine’s military, but two anti-Putin paramilitary groups have claimed credit for them. (…)

The pro-Ukrainian militias, which claimed to have carried out a series of cross-border incursions in recent days, said their forces had mounted another attack on government facilities and taken Russian soldiers prisoner over the weekend.

05.06.2023 - 19:16 [ FabianKaiser / Nitter ]

Nato-Waffen in Belgorod eingesetzt? Belgische Regierung fordert Aufklärung von Kiew

05.06.2023 - 19:08 [ Exxpress.at ]

Angriffe in der Region Belgorod: Auch polnische Kämpfer auf russischem Gebiet

Das Freiwilligenbataillon hat auch ein offizielles Emblem: Es ist den legendären „Husaren des Todes“ aus der Zeit des polnisch-bolschewistischen Krieges (1919-1921) nachempfunden.

Das “Polnische Frewilligenkorps” kämpft in der Region Belgorod an der Seite jenes “Russischen Freiwilligenkorps”, dass als offen rechtsextrem gilt. Befehlshaber der paramilitärischen Einheit ist der russische Rechtsextremist und White-Rex-Gründer Denis Kapustin (Pseudonym Denis Nikitin).

05.06.2023 - 18:53 [ ZDF ]

Auf russischem Gebiet – Russland: Neue Angriffe in Belgorod

Wer steckt hinter den neuen Angriffen in Belgorod?

Im Gebiet Belgorod kommt es seit einiger Zeit immer wieder zu Kämpfen und Angriffen, für die Moskau stets Kiew verantwortlich macht. Es scheint sich bei den aktuellen Angreifern aber wieder um Mitglieder des so genannten „Russischen Freiwilligenkorps“ zu handeln, das zwar aufseiten der Ukrainer kämpft, aber aus russischen Nationalisten besteht.

05.06.2023 - 18:48 [ stern_politik / Nitter ]

Belgorod: Tote, Nazis, polnische Soldaten: Der Krieg tobt auch in Russland – was ist da los?

05.06.2023 - 07:28 [ New York Times ]

‘Everything Changed’: The War Arrives on Russians’ Doorstep

(June 3, 2023)

Shebekino, a town of 40,000 six miles from the border, has effectively become a new part of the front line as Ukraine has intensified attacks inside Russia, including on residential areas near its own borders. The spate of assaults, most recently by militia groups aligned against Moscow, has sparked the largest military evacuation effort in Russia in decades.

“The town became a ghost in 24 hours,” said Ruslan, 27, who evacuated on Thursday after a sustained campaign of shelling.

05.06.2023 - 07:04 [ @visegrad24 / Twitter ]

BREAKING: The Polish Volunteer Corps has released a video proving their participation in the cross-border raid into the Belgorod region of Russia last week. The Poles can be seen capturing a Russian BTR. The Poles are working together with the Russian Volunteer Corps.

(04.06.2023)

05.06.2023 - 06:19 [ New York Times ]

Russia-Ukraine War: Anti-Kremlin Group Involved in Border Raid Is Led by a Neo-Nazi

(May 26, 2023)

The leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, one of the two insurgent groups responsible for an armed incursion into Russia this week, is a far-right extremist, German officials and humanitarian groups say.

05.06.2023 - 05:39 [ Washington Post ]

Use of NATO arms for attack in Russia raises doubts about Kyiv’s controls

(June 3, 2023)

Three of the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, also known as MRAPs, taken into Russia by the fighters were provided by the United States and the fourth was from Poland, according to people familiar with the U.S. intelligence finding, which has not previously been reported.
(…)
The fighters also carried rifles made by Belgium and the Czech Republic and at least one AT-4 antitank weapon in common use among U.S. and Western troops, according to photos verified by The Washington Post.