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Polish Miners Block Coal Trains in Protest Against Russian Imports

Polish miners blocked trains carrying coal to a power plant in the southern town of Laziska Gorne on Friday in protest against coal imports from Russia...

He said, he said

Russia and Poland’s Holocaust War of Words, in Quotes

Moscow and Warsaw are at odds over the causes of World War II and the Holocaust.

opinion

The Distortions of Holocaust History by Russia and Poland Are a Disgrace

Both presidents apparently want to create the impression that the disease of anti-Semitism is somebody else’s problem.

Echoes of WWII

Putin Calls Former Polish Ambassador ‘Anti-Semitic Pig’

Putin said the envoy planned to install a Hitler monument in Warsaw.

PHONE DIPLOMACY

What If Trump Calls Putin? Balts and Poles Worry After Syria

Trump's willingness for Russia to return to the G7 and his actions in Syria are raising alarm bells in eastern European countries.

Espionage wave

Poland Captures Suspected Russian Spy, Media Reports

Authorities were said to have found weapons and ammunition in the suspect’s apartment.

Still divided

‘Poland Started WWII’: Russia Reacts to 80th Commemoration Snub

Russian officials and state media have had no shortage of opinions on Poland's snub of Moscow.

Trading words

Deploying U.S. Troops in Poland Fully Defensive, Ambassador Says in Retort to Russia

Russia had previously called the U.S.-Poland troop deployment "aggressive."

Drone Conflict

Russia Will Respond to New U.S. Deployment in Poland, Lawmakers Say

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump promised to deploy 1,000 U.S. troops to Poland.

Oil crisis

Poland Urges Russia to Compensate for Oil Mistakes — Polish Prime Minister

Flows through the Druzhba pipeline were suspended due to contamination, sending shockwaves through global oil markets.

Poland

Poland Fires All Russian Diplomatic School Graduates From Foreign Service, Minister Says

Moscow and Warsaw are at odds over the Soviet Union’s role in World War II.

Poland

U.S. Base Will Turn Poland Into Potential Target, Russian Senator Warns

Poland offered to pay the United States $2 billion to house a permanent military installation to deter “potential Russian aggression.”

Poland

Russia Deports Polish Historian After Stalinist Purge Lecture

Russian historian Dmitry Karnaukhov was deported last month from Poland for what authorities said were anti-Polish activities

opinion

Yauheni Preiherman

Belarus Is the Real Victim of Russia's Zapad War Games (Op-ed)

The hysteria around the exercises puts unprecedented pressures on Minsk.

Poland

Russian Politician Blames West For Starting World War II

Alexei Pushkov said Western nations were to blame for appeasing Hitler at the Munich Conference in September 1938

Poland

Russia and Poland Feud Over Demolition of Soviet War Monuments

Russian and Polish officials exchanged harsh words on Tuesday over Poland’s most recent move to demolish Soviet-era war monuments

Poland

Poland Accuses Russian Air Traffic Controllers of 'Deliberately Provoking' Deadly Smolensk Plane Crash

Polish prosecutors have accused two Russian air traffic controllers of “deliberately provoking” the fatal plane crash which killed former Polish President...

Poland

Fake Russian Food Labels Warn Shoppers Against Buying 'Hostile' Polish Goods

Fake food labels planted by Russian activists are warning shoppers against buying "hostile" Polish products. A journalist for the Ekho Moskvy radio station...

Poland

Poland To Build Canal To Bypass Russian Waters

Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of Poland's ruling party, has announced plans to build a canal to bypass a stretch of territory controlled by Russia.“By...

Poland

Polish Smolensk Crash Commission to Meet Russian Officials

The Polish government is ready to meet with Russian aviation officials to discuss the 2010 Smolensk plane crash, the country’s Vice Defense Minister...

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