The Latest Breaking News from Poland

Poland signs deal for purchase of 250 Abrams tanks

Poland on Tuesday signed a deal with Washington to purchase 250 Abrams tanks as it seeks to bolster its military in an effort to deter potential Russian aggression on its eastern border.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022

Ukraine: Medics bring healthcare, hope to people fleeing war

Dr Khan travelled to the Poland-Ukraine border where thousands of refugees have fled Russia’s invasion.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2022

Poland hits out at Macron after massacre in Bucha: ‘Nobody negotiated with Hitler’

‘Nobody negotiated with Hitler. You would negotiate with Hitler, with Stalin, with Pol Pot afterwards?’

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Easter holidays: Poland and Sweden drop Covid entry rules in boost for British tourists

Both countries no longer require proof of vaccination to visit, according to the Foreign Office

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2022

Hungary’s Orban set for tricky term after landslide election win

The Hungarian strongman will have to adjust his government’s outlook, pundits on both sides of the fence say.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2022

Play and therapy pool ease trauma for Ukrainian refugee girl in Poland

Alevtina is all smiles as she cuddles her mother Alexandra Zhuravel in their bedroom at Poland's Benedictine Sisters Monastery, a world away from Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Exhausted volunteers run low on supplies as Ukraine refugee crisis drags on

Five weeks after the start of the fighting in Ukraine, Kamil Prusinowski and his small band of volunteers are exhausted at their refugee shelter over the border in Poland.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Activist faces trial in Poland for aiding abortion

Justyna Wydrzyńska faces a three-year prison term for providing abortion-inducing tablets to a pregnant woman.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2022

Meet the Ukrainian refugees building new lives after fleeing horrors of Russia’s war

Having escaped from Russian shelling, Ukrainian refugees are now focused on building new lives — temporarily or permanently

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Kremlin condemns Polish comments on readiness to host nuclear weapons

The Kremlin on Monday condemned comments by the leader of Poland's ruling party, who said Warsaw would be open to having U.S. nuclear weapons on its soil and would welcome a 50% increase in the number of U.S. troops in Europe.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022