Polish defence minister said Germany has now received Poland's official request to re-export Leopard tanks to Ukraine
We will apply to Germany for permission to send Leopards to Ukraine, but even if there is no such consent, we will hand over the tanks as part of the "small coalition" - said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki
1 year agoPoland president @AndrzejDuda at @PLHouseDavos: NATO-Belarus border needs to be protected the same way as NATO-Russia border. We need to respond to Ukrainian NATO membership aspiration - we need to update NATO guidelines on defense spending and be prepared for a period of uncertainty
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland @mblaszczak: Ukraine should be supported by donating tanks at least brigade strength. Hence, a coalition of countries is needed in this topic. I hope that Germany, which is a tank manufacturer and has technical facilities, will change its mind and join this coalition
1 year agoPoland's President @andrzejduda: I spoke to US congressmen yesterday in Davos and during these conversations the "Abrams thread" for Ukraine came up several times. So the fact media raise this topic, they don't do it unjustifiably because politicians also talk about it
1 year agoPresidents of Lithuania and Poland pay an unexpected visit to Lviv
1 year agoPresident of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa: From the first days of the full-scale invasion, we've felt the support of our fraternal peoples of Poland and Lithuania. I am grateful to Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nausėda for their visit. Thank you for helping our people
The defense ministers of Poland and France approved a contract for the supply of two observation satellites with a receiving station in Poland
1 year agoAccording to the head of the president's office, Paweł Szrot, the conversation between presidents Zelenskiy and Duda lasted 2 hours. and proceeded in a friendly atmosphere. The presidents met at the airport in Jasionka. They talked about support plans for Ukraine and Polish-Ukrainian relations
1 year agoPolish Ministry of Interior and Administration of Poland on explosion at police commissariat in Warsaw: "One of the gifts exploded"
Polish Prime Minister: We support the proposal to confiscate the assets of wealthy Russians in Europe
The German Ministry of Defense has confirmed that an agreement has been reached between Poland and Germany regarding the stationing of German Patriot missile defense systems in Poland, DW reports.
1 year agoJosep Borrell : I am visiting today a training site of our new EU training mission for Ukrainian soldiers EUMAM. I will meet the first group of trainees of a total of 15,000 soldiers that will be trained by EUMAM. Grateful to Poland for hosting a significant part of the training on polish soil
Foreign Ministry of Poland: The repression of the Belarusian people, including the Polish minority, intensifies every day. The human rights violations of Lukashenka's government are an important concern of the Poland @OSCE Chairmanship
Polish President: Recognizing any Russian gains in the war will lead to more conflict
1 year agoDmytro Kuleba:In Łódź, @JosepBorrellF and I agreed: total war against Ukraine means total support for Ukraine. I thanked the EU for its continued defense assistance and stressed that next EU sanctions should include those hitting Russia's missile production industry: it must be put to a halt
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Gliński in Brussels: If Ukraine falls, a full-scale war will threaten other countries
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is visiting Kyiv
President @AndrzejDuda in Kaunas: I believe that the guiding principle setting out the directions and goals of the EU for the coming years should be a rational redefinition not only of the Union itself, but also of the needs, opportunities and difficulties that we will soon face
1 year agoThe head of BBN @JacekSiewiera received @Amb_Niemiec today. The talks focused on increasing the security of the eastern flank and supporting Ukraine. The head of the BBN also announced that President @AndrzejDuda appreciates the German offer to strengthen the security of the Polish airspace with Patriot systems
Poland announces the acceptance of a German proposal to deploy Patriot missile batteries on its soil
1 year agoHelsinki: Finland's PM @MarinSanna says Russia's actions in Ukraine "will not go unpunished" Polish PM @MorawieckiM -"we must hit Russia harder than it might expect" Also points to NATO enlargement "we -as the V4 format -we will be asking Viktor Orban for the quick ratification"
Duda has met with CIA chief Bill Burns, who visited Warsaw this week after stops in Ankara and Kyiv
1 year agoWhite House just now: "We have seen nothing that contradicts President Duda's preliminary assessment that this explosion was most likely the result of a Ukrainian air defense missile that unfortunately landed in Poland
Stoltenberg: NATO countries stand in solidarity with Poland; we will continue to support Ukraine
Prime Minister @MorawieckiM: most of the evidence we have collected indicates that perhaps the launch of Art. 4 NATO will not be necessary this time, but this instrument is still in our hands
President Duda: yesterday we watched Russia's massive attack against Ukraine; areas near the border with Poland were also bombed. The Russian side is to blame for the situation. There is no indication of an intentional attack on Poland
1 year agoPresident @andrzejduda says the Russian side is responsible for what happened yesterday. Also no indication that it was an intentional attack on Poland. Most-likely S-300 missile. We have no evidence that it was a rocket launched by Russia. Most likely- Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile
Duda after the BBN meeting: the explosion in Przewodowo was not an attack on Poland
The KGB of Belarus sees a threat of intervention from the territory of the Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine
