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Articles with tag "Poland"

border crisis

Polish NGOs Denounce Pushbacks on Belarus Border

The highly controversial practice prevents migrants from making asylum claims.
'Well-directed action'

Poland Says Belarus and Russia Behind Migrant Wave

The statement comes a day after four migrants were found dead at Poland's Belarusian frontier.
clashing narratives

Russia Claims Soviet Army ’Liberated,’ Not Invaded, Poland During WWII

The comment comes amid mutual recriminations between Moscow and Warsaw over who started World War II. 
clandestine case

Poland Arrests Suspected Russian Spy

The suspect is accused of giving Russia “information and materials in the military field and about Polish entities and citizens.”
act of solidarity

Poland Expels Three Russian Diplomats Over 'Hostile Actions'

Poland's move is the latest show of support for the U.S. after Britain summoned the Russian ambassador earlier in the day.
flouted restrictions

Poland Accuses Deported Russian Diplomat of Spreading Coronavirus – Reports

The consul allegedly “took part in meetings and appeared in public places, putting the lives of other people in danger” after he became infected.
seeking justice

Poland Seeks Russian Air Traffic Controllers’ Arrest Over Fatal 2010 Presidential Crash

Polish prosecutors believe that the Russian flight controllers “had anticipated that a catastrophe might occur.”
prank call

Russian Pranksters Trick Newly Re-Elected Polish President

“During the conversation, I realized that something was probably wrong,” Duda later tweeted with a tears-of-laughter emoji.
money back

Russia's Gazprom to Reimburse Poland $1.5Bln

PGNiG will be reimbursed after it was overcharged by Gazprom for years, the Polish company said.
revising history

Russian City Removes Plaques Memorializing Polish POWs Massacred By Stalin

Poland responded to the removal by accusing Russia of “following in the footsteps ... of Soviet Stalinist totalitarianism.”
Smolensk Anniversary

Poland Marks 2010 Air Crash in Russia That Killed President

"It was a moment when time stopped," Poland's prime minister tweeted.
news

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 Andreas Kluth

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.
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