Russia declares state of emergency in Kursk as Ukraine pushes incursion
Russia declared a state of emergency in the Kursk region late Wednesday as Ukrainian forces continued a cross-border attack there. “To eliminate the consequences of enemy forces coming into the...
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Poland’s presidential campaign kicks off — 9 months before the vote
WARSAW — The campaign to choose Poland’s next president is heating up, even though the election isn’t slated until next May. On paper the office isn’t that powerful. The president does, however, have...
View ArticlePoland needs F-35s before dispatching MiG-29s to Ukraine, says minister
Poland will only consider donating more of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine once replacement F-35s on order from the United States arrive, said Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. “I know...
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Playing with ‘electoral rocket fuel’: How Poland’s Donald Tusk hopes to...
Migration often provides an opening for far-right political parties. Poland’s Donald Tusk aims to slam that door shut by snatching the subject for himself. That’s why the centrist prime minister...
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Biden missile move puts UK and French weapons into play
All eyes are on London and Paris after United States President Joe Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use American missiles to hit targets inside Russia. France and the United Kingdom have donated...
View ArticleTrump, Putin create tail winds for Poland’s defense spending push
This article is part of the Polish Presidency of the EU special report. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are looming over Poland’s upcoming Council of the European Union presidency. The six-month...
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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 ArticleTrump, Putin create tail winds for Poland’s defense spending push
This article is part of the Polish Presidency of the EU special report. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are looming over Poland’s upcoming Council of the European Union presidency. The six-month...
View ArticleFrance, Poland to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force
French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk the deployment of a postwar peacekeeping force in Ukraine when the two meet in Warsaw on Thursday, a European Union...
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Poland spends big on arms to stay friends with Trump
WARSAW — Poland is NATO’s top military spender for two reasons: to keep America close and Russia at bay, Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz told POLITICO. This year, Poland aims to spend 4.7...
View ArticleJD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech
Live coverage from Munich: POLITICO is on the ground at the Munich Security Conference, where we’re having conversations with top officials, lawmakers and experts at our POLITICO Pub. Follow our...
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Poland’s nationalists stick to Trump like glue ahead of presidential election
WARSAW — They donned the MAGA hats. They chanted “Donald Trump!” in the Polish parliament. And the enthusiasm of Poland’s nationalist opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party for the United States...
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Poland seeks access to nuclear arms and looks to build half-million-man army
WARSAW — Poland will look at gaining access to nuclear weapons and also ensure that every man undergoes military training as part of an effort to build a 500,000-strong army to face off the threat...
View ArticleHands off Greenland, ex-NATO chief defies Trump
COPENHAGEN — Donald Trump’s increasingly overt threats to seize Greenland for the United States are unsettling Denmark, former Danish Prime Minister and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen...
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Trump ‘weakened’ the West as Russian threat rises, warns former NATO boss
COPENHAGEN — U.S. President Donald Trump has “significantly weakened” the Western alliance and undermined Ukraine’s ability to hold off Russia, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told...
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Race for Poland’s presidency blows wide open
The race is on for Poland’s new president, with the two candidates neck-and-neck ahead of an election on June 1 that will have an impact well beyond the country’s borders. Sunday’s first round of the...
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En Pologne, l’élection présidentielle est plus ouverte que jamais
La course à la présidence de la République polonaise est lancée. Les deux candidats qualifiés pour le second tour sont au coude à coude avant le vote du 1er juin, dont l’impact dépassera largement les...
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How to watch the Polish presidential election like a pro
WARSAW — Donald Trump and his followers have a clear favorite in Sunday’s Polish presidential vote — populist right-winger Karol Nawrocki. However, Poles haven’t yet made up their minds. All the...
View ArticlePoland’s Tusk gets Trumped
WARSAW — U.S. President Donald Trump acquired another powerful European ally after Karol Nawrocki’s victory in Sunday’s Polish presidential election. It’s terrible news for Polish Prime Minister...
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NATO allies agree to 5 percent defense spending goal
NATO allies have reached a deal on setting a new defense spending target of 5 percent of gross domestic product that allows Spain to spend less, two alliance officials told POLITICO on Sunday. The...
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