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WATCH: Biden hosts Poland’s president and prime minister at the White House

By Vanesa Gera, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Ahead of the visit, President Andrzej Duda called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3 percent of their GDP as Russia puts its own economy on a war footing and pushes forward…

Head of NATO says no troops going to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of wider war

By Lorne Cook, Karel Janicek, Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron says that sending in Western troops should not be "ruled out" in the future.

Zelenskyy invites Poland’s leaders to border to resolve farmer protest affecting weapon shipments

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the blockade is hampering the shipment of weapons to Ukrainian soldiers. He hopes the border meeting could happen before the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Saturday.

Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Farmers across Europe have been protesting, worried that EU plans to place limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions will result in a reduction in production and income.

Poland’s foreign minister on concerns the U.S. will abandon Ukraine, Europe

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev

Along the eastern flank of NATO nations sit several former Soviet satellite states, with long and bitter memories of Russian dominance. They are among the strongest supporters of Ukraine's fight against a Russia's invasion and warn that more must be…

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Activist sees ‘new beginning’ after Polish state TV apologizes for years of anti-LGBTQ propaganda

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

An LGBTQ rights activist in Poland says he believes it's a "new beginning" in Poland after a host on state television apologized on air for the homophobic propaganda aired by state media for years.

Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia and Trump

By Sylvie Corbet, Vanessa Gera, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

The governments of Poland, France and Germany are vowing to make Europe a security and defense power with a greater ability to back Ukraine.

Farmers in Italy, Spain and Poland protest over European Union policies

By Ciarán Giles, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

The actions follow similar ones in other EU member nations in recent weeks with farmers complaining that the 27-nation bloc's environmental and other policies are a financial burden and make their products more expensive than non-EU imports.

Poland’s new government asks Germany to think creatively about compensation for World War II losses

By Associated Press

The foreign minister in Poland's new pro-European Union government says he would like Germany's leaders to think in a "creative" way about compensating Poland for huge losses it suffered at German hands during World War II.

Japan’s foreign minister visits Poland to strengthen ties with the NATO nation

By Associated Press

Kamikawa conferred with Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski in Warsaw and a placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She also was scheduled to meet President Andrzej Duda.