- 2h ago
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.
- 3d ago
Poland Dispatches Military Medical Plane to Bring Home Student in Coma from Beijing
Poland's defense minister authorized a special military medical flight to evacuate a 24-year-old Polish student from a Beijing hospital, where she has been in a pharmacological coma since mid-April. The aircraft, with a military medical team on board, is set to depart early on June 1.
- 5d ago
PGZ Employee Arrested on Espionage Charges; Polish Counterintelligence Cites Foreign State Involvement
A Polish citizen working for a subsidiary of state-owned defence conglomerate PGZ was detained on 27 May and has been remanded in custody for three months on charges of spying for a foreign power.
- 5d ago
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.
- 6d ago
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.
- May 27
Poland and UK Sign Landmark Defence Treaty as President Nawrocki Decries Lack of Consultation
Prime Ministers Donald Tusk and Keir Starmer signed a historic Treaty on Partnership in Security and Defence in London on Wednesday, deepening military and technological ties. President Karol Nawrocki, visiting Switzerland, sharply criticised the government for failing to inform his office before committing the nation.
