Sep 20 Watch 5:43 Polish foreign minister: Ukraine ‘has every right to defend itself’ by striking in Russia By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Katie Marlow Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's drawing up a "comprehensive plan" for how Kyiv believes the war with Russia should end. Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia and has taken in hundreds of… Continue watching
Sep 19 EU chief pledges billions in aid for Central European regions hit by massive flooding By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during massive flooding. Continue reading
Sep 18 Trump scheduled to attend same event as Duda as he seeks Polish-American votes By Vanessa Gera, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Pennsylvania has one of the largest Polish-American populations in the county, and both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are eager to get their support. Continue reading
Sep 15 Death toll rises across Central Europe as torrential rain and flooding force mass evacuations By Karel Janicek, Associated Press Several Central European nations have already been hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, while Slovakia and Hungary might come next, as a result of a low pressure system from northern Italy dumping record rainfall in… Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: Blinken speaks to media with Poland’s foreign minister after Ukraine meeting By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland on Thursday after hearing repeated appeals from Ukrainian officials to use Western-supplied weaponry for long-range strikes inside Russia. Continue reading
Sep 11 Harris suggested that Russia could target Poland if Ukraine loses the war. That resonates with Poles By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump twice refused to directly answer a question during the debate about whether he wanted U.S. ally Ukraine to win the war. Continue reading
Sep 02 Poland holds funeral Mass for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II massacres By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The remains of Polish civilians including more than 200 asylum patients were exhumed in 2021-2024 from separate mass graves near the town of Chojnice. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 8:44 Poland’s foreign minister on defending Ukraine and its path to NATO membership By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The 32 members of NATO are meeting in Washington and the focus is largely on Ukraine. Members will announce they are sending new air defense systems a day after one of the worst attacks on Kyiv in years. Diplomats are… Continue watching
May 06 Survivors of Holocaust and Oct. 7 attack join memorial march at Auschwitz death camp By Rafal Niedzielski, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The mood at the annual march was overshadowed by the war in Gaza after the October attack on Israel by Hamas, the deadliest violence against Jews since Adolf Hitler's regime sought to destroy the entire Jewish population of Europe. Continue reading
Apr 12 Polish lawmakers vote to move forward with proposals to lift near-total abortion ban By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Polish lawmakers have voted to continue work on proposals to lift a near-total ban on abortion, a highly divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country. Continue reading