Polish Prime Minister Tusk will seek confidence vote in parliament after nationalist candidate wins the presidential election
Zelensky: Met with Polish President Andrzej Duda. We talked about bilateral relations, diplomatic work, and the importance of putting pressure on Russia to bring a just peace closer. We also have mutually beneficial economic projects
National Electoral Commission of Poland officially: Karol Nawrocki wins the presidential election with 50.89 percent; Rafał Trzaskowski received 49.11 percent of the votes.
KAROL NAWROCKI after the announcement of the first poll results of the second round of the presidential elections: "We will win and save Poland. We will not allow Donald Tusk's rule to close and the monopoly of the evil rule, the rule that does not care about public finances, the rule that takes away our great dreams and aspirations, to not close. We must win at night and we know that it will."
RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI: We won, but - by razor blades. I said it would be very close. I would like to thank all the Polish women and men who voted for me. A big, big thank you
According to the Ipsos exit poll, the candidate of @ko_klub Rafał Trzaskowski @trzaskowski_ won in 10 provinces, while the candidate supported by @pisorgpl Karol Nawrocki @NawrockiKn won in six provinces.
6 month agoPoland, Ipsos: Presidential election, second round today. Trzaskowski (PO-EPP): 50.3% ( 1.3) Nawrocki (PiS-ECR): 49.7% (-1.3) /- vs. Last election results
On Sunday, Poles vote in the second round of the presidential election.
U.S. State Dept approves sale of GBU-39/B small diameter bombs to Poland for $180 million - Pentagon
Miners and steelworkers protesting in Warsaw today are demanding, among other things, a fixed energy price for energy-intensive industries in the EU below EUR 60 per MWh.
Tusk: President @ZelenskyyUa informed me in a phone conversation about the course of recent talks on a ceasefire and the conditions for future peace, as well as about work on new sanctions against Russia. The involvement of Poland, France, Germany, England, Italy and the US is key in this process
6 month agoRafał Trzaskowski: I am glad that I won the first round, but there is still a lot of work ahead of us. We need full determination
Exit poll: Rafał Trzaskowski (30.8%) and Karol Nawrocki (29.1%) in the 2nd round of elections - Ipsos. And further: Mentzen 15.4%, Braun 6.2%, Zandberg 5.2%., Hołownia 4.8%, Biejat 4.1%, Senyszyn 1.3%, Stanowski 1.3%, Jakubiak 0.8%, Bartoszewicz 0.5 percent, Maciak 0.4 percent, Woch 0.1 percent (PAP)
The liberal mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski looks to have won the first round of that country’s presidential election, slightly ahead of right-winger Karol Nawrocki
6 month agoThe Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine met with the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Poland in Turkiye
Poland has decided to close the Russian Consulate General in Krakow, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports
6 month agoPresident Macron, PM Starmer, PM Tusk and Chancellor Merz have arrived in Kyiv
7 month agoThe first Franco-Polish treaty since 1991 was signed today in the French city of Nancy. The treaty provides enhanced mutual security guarantees and cements closer defense cooperation between the two countries
Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki was in Oval today
7 month agoState Dept says Rubio and Polish FM Sikorski today discussed "further cooperation on ending the Russia-Ukraine war". Rubio expressed U.S.’ hopes that the peace proposal presented to Ukrainian and Russian officials will be accepted and lead to a lasting peace in Ukraine
7 month agoPoland bans eight Georgian officials over crackdown on protesters
United States Army Europe and Africa announces the planned repositioning of U.S. military equipment and personnel from Jasionka, Poland, to other sites in the country. This transition is part of a broader strategy to optimize U.S. military operations, improving the level of support to Allies and partners while also enhancing efficiencies.
NATO member Finland says it plans to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel landmines. Poland and the Baltic countries said last month they will withdraw from the convention due to the military threat from neighbouring Russia
The speaker of the Coordination Council, Anzhelika Melnikova, flew away in an unknown direction. "According to available information, she is not on the territory of Poland. I have officially filed a report with the Polish law enforcement agencies about the disappearance of the speaker of the Coordination Council, Anzhelika Melnikova," said Pavel Latushko.
Polish Prime Minister: European agreement that the Union will be able to defend itself against any Russian attack within five years.
8 month agoThe second case of diphtheria has been confirmed in Poland - informs the head of GIS Paweł Grzesiowski
NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines due to the military threat from their neighbour Russia, the four countries said in a statement
8 month agoRussia's military intelligence was behind an arson attack on an Ikea store in Vilnius in May last year, and a suspect in the case is in custody in Poland along with others linked to similar crimes, a Lithuanian prosecutor said on Monday
President Andrzej Duda, in an interview with the British daily "Financial Times," appealed to the United States to deploy nuclear weapons on Polish territory as a deterrent against future Russian aggression. The request, the Financial Times noted, is likely to be perceived in Moscow as highly provocative.
PM @DonaldTusk before departing for Ankara: From our perspective, it's crucial that NATO countries effectively ensure stability after a ceasefire on the Russian-Ukrainian border. Turkey's role could be key in this process
