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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.

Russia demands evidence that one of its missiles crossed through Poland’s airspace

By Associated Press

Russia will not provide any explanations about an unidentified object that briefly entered Poland’s airspace until it receives evidence that shows the object was a Russian missile, Russia’s top diplomat in Poland said Saturday.

Poland says ‘everything indicates’ Russian missile briefly crossed country’s airspace

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

The defense forces said the object penetrated about 40 kilometers into Poland’s airspace and left it after about three minutes.

Poland’s president defies new government in battle over control of state media

By Associated Press

Poland's political battle over state media continued Wednesday as the president filed a revised spending bill in defiance of the new pro-European Union government's goal of freeing the media from political control.

Polish truck drivers’ border blockade causes ripple effects on the battlefield in Ukraine

By Hanna Arhirova, Karl Ritter, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the war-torn country’s military warn that problems are growing as Polish truck drivers show no sign of ending a border blockade that has stretched past a month.