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What happens next in Poland? 5 things you need to know after a landmark election
WARSAW — After eight years of rule by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, Polish voters on Sunday chose change — giving three opposition democratic parties enough seats to form a new...
View ArticlePoland election results: Opposition secures win, final count shows
WARSAW — Poland’s opposition parties won enough seats in Sunday’s general election to take power from the Law and Justice (PiS) party which has ruled the country since 2015, according to a final vote...
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Why Slovakia’s Fico hates Ukraine
ŠTRBSKÉ PLESO, Slovakia — Slovakia’s new leader Robert Fico made waves during the country’s recent election campaign by warning that he would not send “another bullet” to help Ukraine fend off the...
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Poland’s Duda nominates Morawiecki in no-hope bid to form a new government
Polish President Andrzej Duda remained loyal to the nationalist Law and Justice Party (PiS) and on Monday evening nominated outgoing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to try to form a new government....
View ArticlePoland’s zombie government shuffles into being
WARSAW — Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday swore in a new government headed by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki — whose term in office is likely to be only a maximum of 14 days. That’s because...
View ArticleIn Ukraine war arms race, US stalls as Israel, Turkey and South Korea surge
The West has pledged to do whatever it takes to support Ukraine while also returning militaries to a war-ready status, but it is defense contractors in South Korea, Turkey and Israel which are reaping...
View ArticlePoland bids bye-bye to PiS and hello to Donald Tusk
WARSAW — After eight years in power, Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party was voted out of office on Monday; by evening, Donald Tusk was approved by parliament as the nominee to head a new government...
View ArticleDonald Tusk sworn in as Polish PM
Donald Tusk was sworn in as Poland’s new prime minister on Wednesday by President Andrzej Duda and promised that his government would obey the country’s constitution — a kick at the outgoing Law and...
View ArticleEU pledges to join US-led Red Sea patrol effort
The European Union said tonight that member countries will contribute to the U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian aimed at protecting commercial shipping in the Red Sea from attacks by Iran-backed...
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Polish police arrest MPs as Tusk vs. Duda rule-of-law battle heats up
In a dramatic escalation of Poland’s battle to restore rule of law, the police entered the country’s presidential palace on Tuesday evening and took two MPs into custody who had been hiding under the...
View ArticlePoland’s Duda pledges to pardon jailed MPs
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that he would pardon two members of parliament facing two years in prison for abuse of power — a significant retreat on his earlier position that a pardon...
View ArticlePoland edges closer to unblocking frozen EU funds
BRUSSELS / WARSAW ― Poland is confident it can unblock over €100 billion of frozen EU funds. The question is, will Brussels play ball? The new pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk has...
View ArticleTrump says he would ‘encourage’ Russia to attack NATO allies who don’t pay up
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would “encourage” Russia to attack any NATO member country that didn’t meet its financial obligations to the defense alliance, in remarks that...
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France way behind Germany on military aid to Ukraine, data show
MUNICH — Of Europe’s big military powers, France is doing the most lackluster job in sending arms and ammunition to Ukraine, according to a new calculation of international aid by Germany’s Kiel...
View ArticleVon der Leyen plans new defense commissioner post
MUNICH — The next European Commission should include a dedicated defense commissioner, Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the Commission president said it...
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Border anger undermines Polish-Ukrainian alliance
DOROHUSK, Poland — Poland and Ukraine have a common enemy, but you wouldn’t know it from what’s happening on the Dorohusk-Yagodyn border crossing. The Polish side of the frontier is blocked by several...
View ArticleDefense chief revamps German military to prepare for war
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Thursday a revamp of the country’s military to make it fit for fighting a war. The aim is “to restructure the Bundeswehr in such a way that it is...
View ArticleEurope’s new political consensus: We need to make more weapons
BRUSSELS — The European public and politicians are in agreement that EU countries should do more to increase weapons production. That’s according to the results of the latest Eurobarometer poll,...
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Macron opens the door for Ukraine to ‘neutralize’ Russian bases
French President Emmanuel Macron said Ukraine should be free to hit targets inside Russia in response to a direct threat of attack, wading into a debate that’s dividing Kyiv’s allies. “We have to...
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US-Russia prisoner swap causes blowback in Germany, Poland
BERLIN — A day after a historic prisoner swap, Germans are grappling with mixed feelings. In one of the biggest and most complex prisoner swaps since the Cold War, 16 Americans, Germans and Russian...
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