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Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoes civil partnerships bill

The president's veto can be overridden, but it would take a three-fifths majority vote in the lower house of parliament, a rarity in Poland.

Euronews

Polish-Ukrainian solidarity over Russian threat undermined by bitter historical dispute

Kyiv’s decision to honour second world war fighters who killed about 100,000 Poles has revived simmering tensions

The Guardian - UK

Was Erdoğan's gun gift a faux pas or an old-school diplomatic tradition?

When NATO leaders opened their gift boxes from the Turkish president and found a .357 Magnum revolver, some panicked and others laughed. But gifting heads of state lavish, personalised firearms is a tradition as old as Samuel Colt — and as recent as a Czech pistol presented to Trump in…

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Why Erdogan gave NATO leaders loaded revolvers

NATO leaders received engraved revolvers and ammunition from Turkish President Erdogan after a summit. Several leaders discovered the contents of the gift much later, or had not seen it. Security services seized the weapons, causing logistical and protocol-related headaches for delegations. Some leaders' gifts remained in Turkey due to transport…

The Economic Times

Ukraine war briefing: Germany calls reports Russian soldiers are being trained in China ‘deeply disturbing’

German foreign ministry says anything that enables Russia to continue its war of aggression against Ukraine represents a ‘threat’ to Germany’s security. What we know on day 1,592

The Guardian - AU

Newsletter: ‘Raging’ Trump turns up the heat ahead of NATO summit

Good morning and welcome to Friday, I’m Mared Gwyn. We wrap up this week with another dispatch from Ireland as it takes on the six-month EU Council Presidency, and a look ahead to next week’s high-stakes NATO summit in Ankara.

Euronews

Why Poland’s president is invoking wartime history in a dispute with Volodymyr Zelensky

There have long been tensions, political, economic and cultural, between Poland and Ukraine. But that hasn’t prevented Poland from being the biggest supporter of its neighbour, taking in millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war, about 1 million of whom have remained.

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Nawrocki invites four presidents to informal summit amid dispute with Zelenskyy

Polish President Karol Nawrocki hosted the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Romania for an informal meeting in Jurata ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

Euronews

The week that was in international affairs: US-Iran talks, Ukraine-Poland kerfuffle, Ukraine targets Russian-occupied Crimea

Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are covering the US-Iran talks to end their war, the sudden kerfuffle between Ukraine and Poland, Ukraine’s increasing strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea, Keir Starmer’s resignation in UK, and the Fifa World Cup in the US doing pretty well.…

The Times of India

EU releases 3 billion-euro loan package for Ukraine's recovery as part of 2-year commitment

The European Union has disbursed the first 3 billion-euro tranche of a 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine

The Independent UK

No Zelenskyy in Gdansk: can Ukraine’s recovery forum ease Warsaw–Kyiv tensions?

The Ukraine Recovery Conference opens in Gdansk on Thursday amid an unprecedented spat between Kyiv and Warsaw. With both presidents absent, attention will focus not only on reconstruction initiatives but also on efforts to ease increasingly strained bilateral relations.

Euronews

Volodymyr Zelenskyy to skip postwar conference amid tensions with Poland

Ukraine’s president will not attend after sparking Polish ‘outrage’ over naming of military unit

The Guardian - UK

Poland-Ukraine row is 'not helpful' and plays into Putin's hands, Brussels warns

Brussels has issued a stark warning as tensions between the Polish and Ukrainian presidents escalate. "There is only one happy observer in this type of situation, and that's the aggressor," the European Commission said.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin says ‘ready for peace talks’ after Kyiv’s attacks on refinery

Russian president says Moscow ready to end war on terms agreed in Istanbul

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The Economic Times

Why are Poland and Ukraine at odds about their history?

Poland has expressed strong disapproval after Ukraine named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a group responsible for massacring Poles during World War Two. This historical dispute, particularly over the Volhynia massacres, has strained relations despite Poland's staunch support for Ukraine against Russia. Warsaw demands recognition of…

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy pledges to ‘bring war back to Russia’ after drones swarm toward Moscow – as it happened

Russia intercepted 300 Ukrainian drones across the country and temporarily suspended operations from Moscow airport

Euronews

Newsletter: A Commissioner's secret trip to Israel

In this newsletter: A high-ranking EU official visits Jerusalem on Monday, exposing a vacuum of information about the trip; UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to lay-out how he will vacate Number 10 Downing Street; plus, the EU-Moldova summit gets underway in the Belgian capital.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv warns ceasefire offer may expire as ‘our patience is not endless’

Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure disrupt fuel supplies

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Dispute over second world war army unit threatens to divide Poland and Ukraine

Poland prime minister Donald Tusk ⁠hopes to defuse a ‘mistake’ from spiralling further; gasoline sales suspended in Crimea. What we know on day 1,580

Euronews

Row between Poland and Ukraine over medals intensifies

After Poland’s president stripped his Ukrainian counterpart of the country’s highest state honour, current and former Ukrainian officials are renouncing their own awards.

AAP

Zelenskiy returns Polish honour, historical row deepens

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has returned a state decoration after Polish uproar over the renaming of a military unit linked to World War II.

France 24

Zelensky returns Polish award as WWII row strains alliance

Ukraine and Poland's close wartime partnership has been shaken by a growing dispute over World War II history, with President Volodymyr Zelensky and senior Ukrainian officials returning Polish state honours after Warsaw stripped him of its highest award.

Euronews

Polish president strips Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honour

Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s decision to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle has sparked controversy in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian officials criticise Polish president’s decision to strip Zelensky of honour

Polish president Karol Nawrocki has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s highest state honour

Bangkok Post

Zelensky stripped of Polish honour over WWII dispute

Ukraine president’s chief of staff renounces his Polish medal as rift deepens

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