The Latest Breaking News from Warsaw

Deadly missile strike adds to Ukraine war fears in Poland

Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than eight months ago, Poland has aided its neighbor and millions of its refugees

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

NATO Believes Poland Blast an 'Accident'

Western leaders moved to calm fears of a dangerous escalation in Russia's war in Ukraine on Wednesday, saying a missile blast in Poland was likely an accident, while Kyiv pushed back hard at the idea that its anti-aircraft fire was to blame. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky pointed the finger at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 17, 2022

Russian missiles pound Ukraine power supply, fighting rages in east

Missiles rained down on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Thursday as Russian forces stepped up attacks in eastern Ukraine, reinforced by troops pulled from Kherson city in the south which Kyiv recaptured last week.

Reuters · Nov 16, 2022

Thousands join nationalist march on Polish Independence Day

Thousands of people in Warsaw have joined a yearly Independence Day march that is organized by Polish nationalist groups and has has been marked by violence in past years

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Far-right Independence Day march draws thousands in Poland

Thousands of people gathered in Warsaw on Friday for an annual march organised by Poland's far-right to mark Independence Day, with a handful carrying white supremacist or anti-gay banners and firing off red flares.

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

US official meets Ukrainian children at UNICEF hub in Warsaw

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations says she does not expect the U.S. midterm election to weaken Washington's support for Ukraine given the bipartisan backing for Kyiv since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Phuket targets Poles with new air service

PHUKET: LOT Polish Airlines launched a direct route from Warsaw to Phuket on Monday as it anticipates an uptick in visitors to the resort island from Eastern Europe.

Bangkok Post · Nov 8, 2022

Migrants rescued from swamp on Polish-Belarus border as numbers rise

Poland's Border Guard rescued 10 people from a swamp on the border with Belarus on Tuesday, it said, as Warsaw warns that a new migrant crisis could erupt on its borders.

Reuters · Nov 8, 2022

Putin Says West Sows Nonsense about History

President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the West had hammered historical nonsense into the heads of millions of people, including about the real course of World War Two and the Soviet Union's role in the victory over Nazi Germany. Without citing evidence, Putin repeated a claim that Poland has not…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 4, 2022

Poland asks EU to halt rule-of-law fines, minister says

Poland has submitted an official request to the European Union to suspend fines of 1 million euros a day imposed by the bloc's top court over Warsaw's failure to implement a court order concerning judicial reforms, a Polish minister said on Friday.

Reuters · Nov 4, 2022