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Germany blames Russia for Leipzig airport drone attack and shuts Bonn consulate
German authorities identified two Russian-linked suspects behind an explosive drone plot targeting a Ukrainian Antonov transport plane at Leipzig/Halle airport, prompting Berlin to close Russian diplomatic offices.
- Aug 27
Coordinated disinformation campaign targets Czech-Polish relations with fake border claims
Hackers and automated social media accounts fabricated diplomatic documents and breached Polish media to claim Warsaw was seizing Czech territory, prompting official denials from both governments.
- Aug 26
Polish Finance Ministry estimates 8 billion PLN budget loss from presidential vetoes
Calculations from Poland's Ministry of Finance attribute an 8.04 billion PLN revenue shortfall in 2026 to six legislative measures blocked by President Karol Nawrocki, including levies on fuel and alcohol.
- Aug 24
European leaders gather in Kyiv on 35th Independence Day as UK shares missile data
Ukraine marked 35 years of independence on Monday as European leaders gathered in Kyiv and the UK agreed to share classified missile data, while Russian strikes injured 18 people in Chernihiv.
- Aug 20
Karol Nawrocki submits alternate medical fraud bill proposing up to 15 years in prison
President Karol Nawrocki has submitted a draft amendment to Poland's penal code targeting pseudomedical practices, one day after referring the government's rival legislation to the Constitutional Tribunal.
- Aug 16
Sikorski proposes permanent European Legion with Ukrainian veterans, Błaszczak warns of NATO rivalry
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski proposed a permanent 'European Legion' including Ukrainian veterans in an interview with Kathimerini, drawing immediate criticism from PiS's Mariusz Błaszczak who called it a threat to NATO.
- Aug 12
Poll shows 67.2% of Poles support PiS plan to deport jobless Ukrainian men of conscription age
An IBRiS poll for Rzeczpospolita found 67.2% of respondents support deporting Ukrainian men of conscription age who lack legal employment in Poland, a proposal announced by PiS vice-president Tobiasz Bocheński at the party's August 6 convention in Warsaw.
- Aug 12
Romanowski seeks bail guarantee from Transnistria as Moldova confirms no controlled border crossing
Former Polish deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski sent a bail guarantee request from Transnistria, while Moldova confirms he did not cross its controlled borders and experts say retrieval chances are near zero.
- Aug 12
Poland threatens to reconsider $50M Starlink payment after SpaceX excludes Polish users from European roaming zone
Poland's foreign and digitalization ministers confronted Elon Musk on August 12 after SpaceX excluded Polish users from a shared European Starlink roaming zone covering more than 30 countries, with Foreign Minister Sikorski threatening to reconsider Warsaw's $50 million annual payment for the service.
- Aug 8
Poland fires back at Russia's Zakharova with economic data after Nawrocki 'Moskal' row
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and MFA spokesman Maciej Wewiór fired back at Russian diplomat Maria Zakharova on August 8 after she called President Nawrocki a rusophobe, citing economic data and a 2024 UN speech.
- Aug 5
Poland closes 10-year 'diplomatic treason' probe into Smolensk crash cooperation with Russia
Prosecutors found no evidence that Polish officials acted against the country's interests when they chose the legal framework for investigating the 2010 presidential jet disaster.
- Jul 29
Nawrocki leads trust poll as Bosak surges 10 points and Czarnek plunges
President Karol Nawrocki remains the most trusted politician in Poland with 51.3%, but the July IBRiS/Onet survey shows a 10-point jump for Confederation's Krzysztof Bosak and a 6.4-point slide for PiS PM candidate Przemysław Czarnek.
- Jul 28
Poland's foreign ministry blasts Putin's 'primitive disinformation' on western Ukraine
Polish authorities have issued a sharp rebuttal after Vladimir Putin said Ukraine would eventually lose its western regions to neighbours including Poland, Hungary and Romania. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the remarks a cynical attempt to drive a wedge between Kyiv and its allies.
- Jul 27
Sikorski leads Tusk as preferred PM for Civic Coalition, poll finds; 58% expect coalition to lose power
25.2% of respondents in a SW Research survey picked Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski as a better prime minister for a future Civic Coalition government, ahead of incumbent Donald Tusk at 17.1%, while a separate IBRiS poll shows 58.3% believe the ruling coalition will not retain power after the next elections.
- Jul 23
EU adopts 21st sanctions package against Russia, targeting banks, shadow fleet and oil price cap
The package extends the $44/barrel oil price cap, blacklists 32 more banks, and for the first time targets vessels aiding Russia's shadow fleet, while a last-minute Greek LNG exemption unlocked the deal.
- Jul 21
President Nawrocki's approval hits record 56% as parliament ratings slip
A July CBOS poll shows 56% of Poles approve of President Karol Nawrocki's performance, the highest since he took office, while the Sejm and Senate see their ratings decline.
- Jul 21
Poland warns Russia may use captured Ukrainian drones for false-flag attacks, convenes security committee
Defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Moscow recently seized a significant number of Ukrainian drones and could deploy them to stage attacks under a false flag, with the government security committee set to meet Tuesday at 8:00.
- Jul 20
Lithuanian defense minister warns Poland and Baltics are Russia's next targets after Ukraine failures
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas says Moscow may seek a new escalation after setbacks in Ukraine, with intelligence pointing to possible attacks on critical infrastructure.
- Jul 9
Polish ministers hail NATO summit above expectations as Europe assumes more defense responsibility
Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said all Polish goals were met, from fuel pipeline expansion to Patriot missile servicing, while praising the unity of the Polish delegation and NATO's reaffirmed commitment to collective defense.
- Jul 8
Nawrocki after Ankara NATO summit: Alliance united, path to permanent US bases in Poland open
President Karol Nawrocki declared the NATO summit in Ankara a success, saying the alliance is united and the political path to a permanent US military presence in Poland is now open.
