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09.10.2025 - 23:51 [ Middle East Eye ]

Polish activists return from Gaza flotilla, denounce Israeli ‘brutality’ and Warsaw’s inaction

The delegation, arriving on a flight from Athens, included ruling Civic Platform (PO) lawmaker Franciszek Sterczewski, activists Omar Faris and Nina Ptak, and journalist Ewa Jasiewicz. Faris, Ptak, and Sterczewski were deported to Greece on Monday, while Jasiewicz had left Israel earlier.

Sterczewski sharply criticized both Israel and Poland’s foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski.(…)

“They treated us absolutely brutally. For several hours, I’m 73 years old, they tied my hands behind my back and put me on rocks,” Faris said.

He added that during interrogation in an Israeli prison, the activists were questioned about possible links to Hamas. “Our problem is the occupation, which began 42 years before the founding of Hamas,” he said. “You won’t be able to kill us. And we don’t want to kill you either. We want a solution like in South Africa — a democratic state for all, regardless of religion.”

10.09.2025 - 14:10 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Rutte confirms Poland has requested consultations under Article 4 of NATO Treaty

According to the North Atlantic Alliance website, Article 4 of the NATO founding treaty allows member countries to bring a matter to the attention of the North Atlantic Council (NAC, NATO‘s main political decision-making body) and discuss it with allies.

The article states: „The Parties shall consult each other whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.“ Since the Alliance was founded in 1949, Article 4 has been invoked seven times.

10.09.2025 - 07:31 [ USA Today ]

Poland says it shot down drones that entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine

WARSAW, POLAND — Poland said it scrambled its own and NATO air defenses to shoot down drones on Sept. 10 after a Russian air attack on western Ukraine, the first time in the Ukraine war that Warsaw has engaged assets in its airspace.

08.03.2025 - 08:20 [ breakingthenews.net ]

Tusk calls for Poland to explore nuclear weapons

„We must reach for the most modern possibilities, also related to nuclear weapons and modern unconventional weapons.“

Additionally, he backed withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel landmines, arguing that Poland must adapt to evolving security threats.

04.03.2025 - 13:53 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Polish PM on US suspension of military aid to Ukraine: Reports coming from border confirm US statements

Reports from the border, from the logistics hub in Yasenka, confirm the statements of the American side about the suspension of US military aid to Ukraine, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

28.02.2025 - 20:46 [ Kyiv Independent ]

Polish PM Tusk says Ukraine ‚not alone‘ after Trump-Zelensky clash

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk voiced supported for Ukraine following the dispute between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 28.

„Dear Volodymyr Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone,“ Tusk wrote on X.

18.11.2024 - 21:41 [ Middle East Eye ]

EU will not halt dialogue with Israel, says Poland

“We know that there are tragic events in Gaza, huge civilian casualties, but we do not forget who started the current cycle of violence,” Sikorski said in Brussels. “And I can tell you that there was no agreement on the idea of suspending negotiations with Israel.”

18.11.2024 - 21:29 [ DailySabah.com ]

Top EU diplomat‘s proposal to halt dialogue with Israel blocked

Diplomats said the politicians who did not support Borrell‘s initiative at the meeting included foreign ministers from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Netherlands.

13.10.2024 - 19:30 [ topbuzztimes.com ]

Poland promotes joint declaration with 40 countries to protect UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland before the United Nations promoted a proposal, signed by 40 countries who provide funds and troops to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), to condemn the recent attacks of of Israel against its base in Naqoura (in the south of the country) and five peacekeepers were injured in just three days. “We call for respecting the UN mission and guaranteeing the safety of people,” dictates his message published on the social network X.

13.10.2024 - 19:26 [ France24.com ]

40 nations contributing to UN Lebanon peacekeeping force condemn ‚attacks‘

The 40 contributing countries „reaffirm our full support for UNIFIL‘s mission and activities, whose principal aim is to bring stabilization and lasting peace in South Lebanon as well as in the Middle East,“ the statement read.

„We urge the parties of the conflict to respect UNIFIL‘s presence, which entails the obligation to guarantee the safety and security of its personnel at all times,“ it added.

UNIFIL, which involves about 9,500 troops of some 50 nationalities, is tasked with monitoring a ceasefire that ended a 33-day war in 2006 between Israel and Hezbollah.

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.