- Jun 22
Zelenskyy accuses Nawrocki of playing politics after Poland revokes top order over UPA unit name
Ukrainian president says the revocation is 'solely an electoral process' and compares the Polish leader to Viktor Orbán, as Kyiv officials renounce their own Polish awards en masse.
- Jun 10
Jacek Sasin launches ‘Po Pierwsze Polska’ association inside PiS to boost Czarnek’s PM bid, as tensions with Morawiecki faction deepen
On Tuesday evening Law and Justice politicians formed a new association led by Jacek Sasin, pledging full loyalty to Jarosław Kaczyński while rowing in behind Przemysław Czarnek as the party’s prime ministerial candidate.
- 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 29
Poland's artist pension bill ignites culture war: 'Polish peasant' slurs, a minister on the ropes, and a 4.4 billion złoty fight
A government plan to subsidize social security for artists has triggered a furious backlash, pitting the ruling coalition against the right-wing opposition and sparking a debate over elitism, public finances, and the value of culture.
- May 28
Poland Signs First SAFE Defence Contracts Worth Over 100 Billion Zloty in Three-Day Sprint
Poland has begun signing contracts under the EU's SAFE programme, with 40 agreements worth 100 billion zloty expected by Saturday, channelling billions into domestic defence firms.
