Contents tagged with Poland
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Poland seeks to become mediator in pursuing closer relations between the EU and Belarus
Ryszard Terlecki, the Vice Speaker of the lower house of the Polish Parliament, said that Warsaw, to a certain extent, would like to be a mediator in pursuing closer relations between Belarus and the European Union, Radio Polsha reported.
Terlecki explained that due to the historical and cultural ties between Poland and Belarus, Warsaw would be able to fit the role of mediator quite naturally.
According to the Vice Speaker, Belarus is in an important geopolitical position, and the EU is …
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Polish state-owned company begins delivering gas to Ukraine
Polish State gas company PGNiG announced on Thursday, August 4, 2016 that it will begin to deliver gas to industrial consumers as part of an agreement with a private Ukrainian gas supplier, Eru Trading. Details about volumes and terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
According to Reuters, Poland and Ukraine, which depend on natural gas supplies from Russia, intend to expand the exchange between the gas transportation systems to 5-8 billion cubic meters of gas from the current 1.5 …
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Polish fighters intercept Russian light aircraft near Krakow
Two Polish F-16 fighter pilots intercepted a Russian light aircraft flying in the direction of Kraków. This was reported by Polish TV station, TVN24, on the 31st of July.
According to the report, the incident occurred on the 29th of July. The Russian aircraft flew close to the border of the 100 km airspace around Kraków. Flights were banned in this airspace due to Pope Francis’s visit to the area during World Youth Day. Polish fighter pilots demanded, through gestures and radio communication, …
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Poland ratifies Montenegro's NATO membership
The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, signed the law ratifying the protocol for Montenegro’s membership in the North-Atlantic Alliance, Ukrinform reported, with reference to the Office of the President of Poland.
“The Montenegrin side has repeatedly signaled that it wants Poland, host of the NATO Summit and a country that strongly supports the membership of [Montenegro] in the Alliance, to be one of the first member countries that will ratify the Protocol of Accession,” the report said. The …
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Poroshenko: Some will use Poland's recognition of Volyn massacre as genocide for 'political speculation'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed his regret over the Polish Sejm’s decision to recognize the Volyn massacre in Poland as genocide, explaining that many will attempt to use it for political speculation, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
"I regret the decision of the Polish Sejm. I know many will want to use it for political speculation,” Poroshenko wrote on his Facebook page.
The Ukrainian President called on Poland to pursue mutual forgiveness, and to continue cooperation in assessing …
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Poland to spend $21 billion on new weapons and military equipment
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Bartosz Kovnatsky announced that Poland plans to spend at least $21 billion on new weapons and military equipment for the country’s armed forces, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
"The management of the Ministry [of defense] has defined its priorities, and the protection of the air space is one of those priorities," Kovnatsky said.
Poland plans to spend about $10 billion on a medium-range missile defense system, and a further $5 billion on a short range system. The …
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Ukraine resumes gas imports from Poland
Ukraine has resumed importing gas from Poland, according to Maxim Belyavskiy, the head of the press service of Uktranzgaz, the Ukrainian gas transit company
“Today, July 17, 2015 Ukraine resumed the import of the Polish Gas," Belyavskiy said on Saturday.
“On Saturday Ukraine resumed the import of gas from Poland [totalling] up to 0.3 million cubic meters per day. The import from Slovakia increased to 8.8 million cubic meters per day,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
On May 16, Ukraine …
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NATO soldiers to be deployed to Poland in 2017
Poland is ready to accept and station the soldiers of NATO’s international battalion. They will arrive in the country in January and February 2017, as stated by Poland’s Minister of National Defense, Antoni Macierewicz, Radio Polsha reported.
According to Macierewicz, a NATO command on the eastern flank will be created on the basis of the command of the Polish division. He said that the General Staff of the Polish Army have done a great amount of work, not just in their investments in …
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Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs: NATO will deploy 10,000 servicemen to Poland in 2017
During the NATO Summit the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, stated that up to 10,000 servicemen from NATO countries could be deployed in Poland next year.
“If necessary, we will have 10,000 NATO servicemen on our territory, mostly American soldiers. 5,000 soldiers will be deployed in Szczecin. In addition, a missile defense base will be opened in Redzikowo. Those would be crucial changes in the security mechanism,” Waszczykowski said. The Polish Minister reiterated …
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Polish Defense Minister: Strengthening NATO’s eastern flank guarantees protection from Russia
Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz stated in an interview with IAR news agency that "the strengthening of the eastern NATO flank guarantees the protection of Poland from aggressive Russian behavior," Polish Radio reports.
Macierewicz emphasized that the deployment of NATO troops in Poland and the Baltic States will not be for the training purposes.
"We are talking about army, structures and weapons of which will be enough to counter the aggressor," the Polish Defense Minister said. …