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Russia Orders Closure of Polish Consulate in Kaliningrad

Moscow said the closure was retaliation for what it called the “unjustified and hostile” shutdown of its consulate in the Polish city of Krakow.

Warsaw Protests Damage to Polish Military Cemetery in Russia

Poland called the removal of military symbols from a Polish cemetery in Russia a "provocation" and an attempt to interfere in its presidential election...

Poland Intervenes as Russian 'Shadow Fleet' Ship Spotted Near Power Cable

The 600-megawatt undersea cable allows Poland and Sweden to rely on cross-border supplies when electricity is cheaper in the other system.

Poland Seizes Boeing Aircraft Parts Headed for Russia

Customs officials on the Polish-Belarusian border said they seized five tons of aircraft tires sent by a company in Spain.

Poland Shutters Russian Consulate in Krakow Over Warsaw Shopping Mall Fire

Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating the May 2024 fire that burned down a shopping mall in Warsaw.

Poland Accuses Russia of Ordering Major Fire in Warsaw Last Year

Warsaw accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a fire that destroyed Marywilska shopping center last year.

Poland Accuses Russia of Planning Global ‘Air Terror’ Acts

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Moscow had planned acts of “air terror, and not only against Poland, but against airlines all over the world.”

Poland Shutters Consulate in St. Petersburg on Russian Order

The closure is a tit-for-tat move in an escalating diplomatic crisis between Poland and Russia.

Russia Closes Polish Consulate in St. Petersburg

The closure comes as part of an escalating diplomatic tit-for-tat between Poland and Russia.

Poland Discovers Leak in Russia-Germany Oil Pipeline

Polish operator PERN discovered similar leaks in 2022 and 2023.

Poland Arrests German Man Over Alleged Export of Dual-Use Technology to Russia

Law enforcement said the man traded in “specialist machines” that were “illegally sent to Russian military plants involved in weapons production...

Poland Closes Russian Consulate in Poznan Over ‘Sabotage’ Attempts

Russian staff at the consular mission will be recognized as “undesirable,” Polish media quoted Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski as saying.

2 Russians Appear in Polish Court Over Wagner ‘Propaganda’

The men were detained in August 2023 for distributing leaflets about the Wagner Group in the cities of Warsaw and Krakow.

Russia Barred From 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation

It was the third time since the invasion of Ukraine that the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum excluded Russia from commemoration events.

Man Accused of Organizing Attack on Navalny Ally Volkov Arrested in Poland

Polish Police said they were investigating the suspected involvement of eight people in the attack on Leonid Volkov in Lithuania earlier this year.

Latvia Reports Russian Drone Crash on NATO Territory

Fellow NATO member Romania also said on Sunday that a Russian attack drone had entered its airspace.

Polish Army Reports Airspace Violation After Russian Strikes on Ukraine

"It is clear from its characteristics that the object is not a missile, it is not a hypersonic, ballistic or guided missile," a Polish military commander...

Germany Issues Arrest Warrant for Ukrainian Man Suspected in Nord Stream Explosion

Polish authorities confirmed that Berlin had notified them of the arrest warrant. However, they were unable to detain the man, who left for Ukraine.

Poland Jails Ex-Navalny, Khodorkovsky Ally for Public Endangerment – Reports

Igor Rogov was reportedly detained while studying in Poland on a scholarship.

Rejecting Kremlin Propaganda's ‘Russophobia’ Claims, Russian Exiles in Warsaw Hope for a Bright Future

Russian officials and propaganda speak of Poles being “ready to devote their lives to hating Russians.” Russians in Poland tell a different story.

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