Presidents of Poland and Lithuania Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nauseda arrived in Kyiv
1 year agoPoland's PM @morawieckim on sanctions: very very mild, soft package, we need more decisive action but now we are in a different place, in a state of hightened alert we see many steps indicating that there will be another Russian attack
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered 800 U.S. troops to the Baltic region and eight F-35 fighter jets to NATO's eastern flank. Senior U.S. defense official said 20 AH-64 attack helicopters moving to Baltics and 12 helicopters to Poland
Sanctions package should include Nord Stream & NordStream2, SWIFT and Putin in person - Poland's deputy PM Kaczyński
.@AndrzejDuda: "When the Russian President undermines the order of Europe, it takes unity and a decisive attitude from NATO, the EU and the countries of our region. Only firmness and a political defense of Ukraine can stop the aggressor
Poland's minister of defense @mblaszczak: we can confirm that Russian forces entered the territory of so-called 'republics'. So they violated Ukraine's borders
1 year agoSec Blinken: "For security reasons, Department of State personnel currently in Lviv will spend the night in Poland. Our personnel will regularly return to continue their diplomatic work in Ukraine and provide emergency consular services”
All State Dept personnel are out of Ukraine now, relocated to a hotel in Poland. The US alerted high-ranking Ukrainian officials beforehand. They also notified other allies, but unclear if those embassies electing to follow suit
President Zelensky: After the NSDC meeting, discussed the current situation with @BorisJohnson. Now we are urgently preparing an address and after that, talks with @eucopresident and @RTErdogan are planned
Poland's President @andrzejduda: - Russia undermines the order of Europe - need for great unity and a firm attitude by NATO, the EU and the countries of our region. Only a tough stance and political defense of Ukraine can stop the aggressor - Sanctions immediately
Elysee: talks with the participation of Biden, Macron, Johnson, the presidents of Poland and Romania and the NATO Secretary General
1 year ago.@SecDef L.Austin: NATO is stronger on the eastern flank and will remain so. There is still time for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine
1 year agoPolish Minister of Defense @mblaszczak with @SecDef: Our meeting is of particular importance, especially now, in the times of the international security crisis caused by Russia
1 year agoMeeting is underway between Minister of Defense of Poland @mblaszczak with @SecDef L. Austin in Warsaw
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak: Very important news for the security of Poland. The State Department has approved the sale of 250 Abrams tanks in the most modern M1A2 SEPv3 version
1 year agoUS State Dept issues readout of Sec State Antony Blinken's conversation today with Poland's foreign minister, Zbigniew Rau, re: Russia and Ukraine
Ukraine, the UK and Poland announce a creation of a trilateral alliance during the UK foreign secretary @trussliz visit to Kyiv. Countries will cooperate in the areas of defense, economy, trade and countering disinformation
➡ Firefighters were called out more than 1,400 times after strong #winds battered large parts of #Poland during the night, snapping trees, damaging roofs and disrupting power supplies, authorities said on Thursday morning
A U.S. official tells Reuters a service member assigned to the U.S. Embassy Kyiv experienced a "non-injury medical condition" and was transported to the Polish border where a U.S. Army MEDEVAC helicopter transported the service member to a local medical facility
1 year agoPolish of Ministry of National Defense: Min. @mblaszczak: There is a strong declaration of unity and solidarity towards Ukraine. Readiness to increase involvement on NATO's eastern flank, of course, as the situation develops. This is a message that was shared by all participants in today's meeting
1 year agoToday FM @RauZbigniew held a phone call with FM of Ukraine @DmytroKuleba. The ministers discussed the security situation in and around Ukraine
1 year agoPolish border guards: Today in Tołcze, on the Polish-Belarusian border, a press conference was held with the participation of Prime Minister @MorawieckiM, Deputy Minister @WasikMaciej and Chief Commander @StrazGraniczna, Maj. Gen. SG Tomasz Praga
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky. are deploying to Poland as part of the 3,000 additional troops that a senior defense official on Friday announced the Pentagon would send to the country, the Army tells
President @AndrzejDuda: Ukraine should decide for itself which organizations it wants to belong to. It must not be allowed to violate Ukrainian sovereignty
President @AndrzejDuda after cabinet meeting: We discussed the current situation in Poland in connection with what is happening in Ukraine. We discussed various scenarios, including the issue of refugees who might come. The main topic was securing PL for various variants
1 year agoOSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Zbigniew Rau meets Lavrov in Moscow
1 year agoExplosion in the explosives factory of Nitroerg SA
An explosion at the Nitroerg plant in Krupski Młyn
1 year agoForeign Minister of Poland heading to Moscow as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE
President Duda: Much appreciated conversation with @JustinTrudeau. Poland and Canada continue their efforts & remain dedicated to territorial integrity & wellbeing of Ukraine, as well as freedom & democracy in Belarus. We are on the same page on where the threats to the stability of the region come from
