- Jul 4
Polish leaders congratulate US on 250th independence anniversary as Trump warns of communist threat
Former president Andrzej Duda and current president Karol Nawrocki extended congratulations to the United States on its 250th anniversary, while Donald Trump used a Mount Rushmore speech to denounce communism as the greatest threat to the nation.
- Jun 23
Piotr Pytel released after 21 years as justice minister grants break in life sentence
Piotr Pytel, convicted in Germany for a murder he says he didn't commit, left prison in Rzeszów on Monday after Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek ordered a break in his life sentence. The decision comes as a new pardon procedure is underway, with the final say resting with President Karol Nawrocki.
- Jun 19
Ukraine returns Polish honours after Warsaw strips Zelenskyy of Order of the White Eagle over UPA unit name
President Zelenskyy sent back his Order of the White Eagle, and three former presidents followed, after Warsaw revoked the award over the naming of a Ukrainian military unit after UPA heroes.
- Jun 11
Over half of Poles say Zelenskyy's UPA unit naming worsened their view of Ukraine, poll finds
A SW Research poll for Rzeczpospolita shows 51.9% of Polish respondents say their attitude toward Ukraine and Ukrainians worsened after President Zelenskyy named a military unit after the UPA, an organisation responsible for the Volhynia massacres.
- Jun 9
Poland names Moroccan suspect in 2024 border killing of soldier Mateusz Sitek, suspends investigation as Belarus ignores extradition request
Prosecutors identified Mohamed Addamrou as the man who fatally stabbed 21-year-old Sergeant Mateusz Sitek at the Belarus border in May 2024. The investigation was suspended on 22 May 2026 after Belarus failed to respond to an extradition request sent in December 2025.
- Jun 8
Poland's president moves to strip Zelensky of Order of the White Eagle, Tusk urges direct talks
President Karol Nawrocki asked the Chapter of the Order of the White Eagle on Monday to consider revoking Volodymyr Zelensky's highest Polish state decoration, awarded in 2023, after the Ukrainian leader named a military unit after the UPA. Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly called on both presidents to hold direct talks, warning that emotions could destroy Polish-Ukrainian solidarity.
- Jun 3
Poland threatens to strip Zelensky of top honour after Ukraine names unit after UPA partisans
President Karol Nawrocki has asked the Chapter of the Order of the White Eagle to consider revoking the honour from Volodymyr Zelensky, after the Ukrainian leader named a special forces unit after the UPA, whose wartime record includes the massacre of Poles.
- Jun 2
US weighs expanding nuclear weapons deployment in Europe as allies seek reassurance, FT reports
Washington is holding confidential talks about stationing dual-capable aircraft in additional European NATO countries, according to the Financial Times, as Poland and Baltic states push for a stronger nuclear umbrella.
- Jun 1
Rok prezydentury Karola Nawrockiego: ambicje nowego lidera prawicy, podzielone społeczeństwo i trzecie miejsce w historycznym rankingu
A year after his narrow election victory, President Karol Nawrocki faces a deeply split public, with 48.2% approving and 50.1% disapproving of his performance. Meanwhile, a historical ranking places him third behind Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Lech Kaczyński.
- Jun 1
Poland threatens to strip Zelenskyy of highest honour after Ukraine names unit after WWII nationalist group
President Karol Nawrocki has called for the Order of the White Eagle to be taken from Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader named a military unit after the UPA, a group Poland holds responsible for the WWII massacre of Poles.
- May 30
Poland erupts over Zelenskyy's UPA unit honour as President Nawrocki demands stripping of top award
A decision by Ukraine's president to name an elite military unit after 'Heroes of the UPA' has triggered a diplomatic firestorm in Poland, with President Karol Nawrocki calling for Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be stripped of the nation's highest honour.
- May 30
Polish Justice Minister Dismisses Rector of Ziobro-Era Academy, Sparking Legal Standoff
Poland's Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek dismissed Michał Sopiński as rector of the Academy of Justice on Friday, citing 'gross and persistent violations of law.' Sopiński immediately rejected the move, claiming a Constitutional Tribunal injunction shields him.
- May 29
Poland's president moves to strip Zelensky of top honour after Ukraine names unit after UPA heroes
President Karol Nawrocki has asked the chapter of the Order of the White Eagle to consider revoking Volodymyr Zelensky's highest Polish state decoration, after the Ukrainian leader named a military unit after the controversial UPA.
