BERLIN—Germany has offered Warsaw the Patriot missile defense system to help it to secure its airspace after a stray missile crashed in Poland last week, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht told a newspaper on Sunday. The German government had already said it would offer its neighbor further help in air policing with German Eurofighters after the […]
The Associated Press newswire service issued a correction to a report that cited an anonymous U.S. official that claimed a Russian missile struck Polish territory on Tuesday. “The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on information from a senior American intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity,” the AP wrote in its correction on Wednesday. […]
Fears of an escalation of the war in Europe are easing after NATO found a missile that hit Poland was likely a stray fired by Ukraine, not by Russia. UK inflation is worse than expected. In October, it soared to 11 percent a 41-year high. The deputy prime minister says he is confident he behaved professionally, as he […]
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in separate remarks on Wednesday that the deadly blast on Polish territory near its border with Ukraine was most likely caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile rather than one fired by Russian forces. Duda said that there’s “no indication that this was an […]
Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said early Wednesday morning local time that a “Russian-made missile dropped” onto a village inside its territory near the Ukrainian border, killing two Polish citizens. “At 3:40 pm, a Russia-made missile dropped on the village of Przewodów, district Hrubieszów, Lubelskie province, and resulted in death of two citizens of […]
A senior U.S. intelligence official said Russian missiles struck Poland, a NATO member state, and killed two people. Republican Congress members elected current Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as their nominee for House speaker, while Sen. Rick Scott announced he’s running to unseat Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as the Senate’s top Republican. And Florida Gov. Ron […]
South Korea and Poland have signed initial agreements to build a second nuclear power plant in Poland, as South Korea continues taking steps to revive its nuclear industry and Poland strives for a cheap and stable energy supply. Polish energy companies ZE PAK and PGE signed a letter of intent with Korea Hydro & Nuclear […]
WARSAW—Four lion cubs and a black leopard cub from war-torn Ukraine have found safety in a Polish zoo, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said, after surviving drone attacks and bombing in the first few months of their lives. The cubs were transferred to animal rescue organizations in Kyiv and Odessa after a crackdown […]
WARSAW, Poland—A leak was detected in an underground oil pipeline in Poland which is the main route through which Russian crude reaches Germany, the Polish operator said Wednesday. The operator, PERN, said it detected a leak in the Druzhba pipeline on Tuesday evening about 70 kilometers (45 miles) from the central Polish city of Plock. […]
JANOW, Poland—Poland on Friday sealed $3 billion in deals with South Korea for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50 fighter planes as the central European country takes urgent steps to increase its deterrence and defense capabilities amid Russia’s war on neighboring Ukraine. The two deals for the purchase of Fighting Falcon combat and training planes […]
