Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explodes near village

Polish PM heads to scene of crater thought to have occurred during deadly wave of attacks on Ukraine…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/ukraine-russia-missile-strikes-attack-kyiv

 

US sending 5,000 troops to Poland as it draws down forces in Germany - POLITICO

The announcement came after a planned training exercise was put on hold, alarming officials in Poland and angering members of Congress...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/21/troops-poland-germany-00933011

 

‘Slap in the face': Republicans skewer Pentagon over Poland move - POLITICO

The decision, House Armed Service Committee members said, amounted to a gut punch to the NATO ally and to a Congress that has sought to beef up the U.S. presence in Europe. They made those frustrations clear at a hearing with Army officials, where the service’s top civilian and uniform leaders had few answers about the rationale for the move and confirmed its last-minute timing...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/15/poland-troops-congress-driscoll-00923303

 

‘I’d defend our nation’: Poles prepare for growing threat of war

From digging trenches and building walls, to learning survival skills, Poland is increasingly aware of risks posed by its eastern neighbours…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/dec/08/id-defend-our-nation-poles-prepare-for-growing-threat-of-war

 

‘Hundreds’ of Russian missiles and drones hit Ukraine in deadly strikes as Poland scrambles jets

At least four people were killed in the overnight attacks on Kyiv and other regions as Poland takes preventive measure to secure airspace…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/28/hundreds-of-russian-missiles-and-drones-hit-ukraine-as-poland-scrambles-jets

 

Poland’s allies decry ‘flagrant violation’; Warsaw sends troops to border to monitor Belarus drills

Poland and allies denounce Russian drones entering Polish airspace; Warsaw said it will station about 40,000 troops near the Belarus border during drills. What we know on day 1,298…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/13/ukraine-war-briefing-polands-allies-decry-flagrant-violation-warsaw-sends-troops-to-border-to-monitor-belarus-drills

 

Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine

Poland scrambled its own and Nato air defences to shoot down several drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday morning, as Russia's attack on Ukraine spread to Nato territory in the most significant way since the full-scale invasion more than three years ago...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/10/poland-shoots-down-drones-over-its-territory-amid-russian-attack-on-ukraine-says-military

 

Poland accused Russia of violating its airspace. Here’s what to know. - The Washington Post

Under NATO's founding treaty, any member can unilaterally invoke Article 4. It allows allies to register their concerns but stops short of a formal request for assistance and does not oblige fellow members to take any action. 

 Instead, it triggers a consultation mechanism — giving members a chance to "exchange views and information, and discuss issues prior to reaching agreement and taking action." This could pave the way for joint NATO action, but it does not necessitate it...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/10/poland-russia-ukraine-drone-article-4-nato/

Poland plans military training for every adult male amid growing European security fears

PM Donald Tusk says country needs army of 500,000 and backs withdrawal from treaty banning landmines…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/08/poland-plans-military-training-for-every-adult-male-amid-growing-european-security-fears

We cannot agree to Ukraine's capitulation, Polish PM Tusk says | Reuters

European leaders must resist "capitulation" to Russia over Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, ahead of a virtual meeting of EU leaders to discuss the war following U.S. President Donald Trump's overtures to Moscow. "We cannot agree to Ukraine's capitulation to Russia's, however we call it, impudent demands, including territorial ones," said Tusk in a video posted on X...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/we-cannot-agree-ukraines-capitulation-polish-pm-tusk-says-2025-02-26/

Poland activates air force as Ukraine come under ‘massive’ Russian attack

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on Saturday accused Putin of seeking to "shift the blame" on to Kyiv for the concert hall attack. 

"What happened yesterday in Moscow is obvious: Putin and the other thugs are just trying to blame it on someone else," said Zelenskiy in response to Putin's assertion that the suspects had been fleeing towards Ukraine. 

"They have brought hundreds of thousands of their own terrorists here, on Ukrainian land, to fight against us, and they don't care about what is happening inside their own country," Zelenskiy added. 

"That low-life Putin, instead of dealing with his Russian citizens, addressing them, was silent for a full 24 hours, thinking about how to tie this to Ukraine," he said. "It's all absolutely predictable."..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/24/poland-activates-air-force-as-western-ukraine-and-kyiv-come-under-massive-russian-attack

Video doesn’t show President Joe Biden falling down plane stairs in Poland - PolitiFact

We don't know who the person in the video is, but it's not Biden. News footage of Biden arriving in Poland shows him descending the stairs without incident. He first appears at the 6:15 mark of this livestream posted on Facebook by ABC News...

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/nov/17/viral-image/video-doesnt-show-president-joe-biden-falling-down/

Poland: hundreds of thousands march against rightwing populist government | Poland | The Guardian

"PiS has been here for eight years," she said. "If they win again, Poland will be ruined and we will be Hungary or China." She was carrying a poster commemorating a woman who died of septic shock last year after doctors refused to perform an abortion when the foetus's heart stopped beating. "I love Poland but if they win again I don't think it will be possible to live here any more," she said...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/04/poland-hundreds-of-thousands-march-against-rightwing-populist-government

In Poland, the Catholic church backed abortion bans and authoritarian politics. Young people are turning away

But beyond the gradual trend of eroding religious belief, there is also a more critical attitude towards the church and clergy, and it's easy to see what puts people off: intolerance, arrogance, outdated views, financial machinations and scandal. Only recently, allegations about John Paul II proactively covering up sexual predators rocked the country. The hardline views of the church, its hypocrisy and its undisguised, ongoing involvement in Polish politics have been the final straws for many... 

It seems that, through its political impact and close affiliation with the governing coalition, the Catholic church in Poland has accelerated the cultural and generational shift against religious conservatism...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/05/catholic-church-poland-law-and-justice-party-young-voters

Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland's borders | Reuters

Any encroachment on Poland's borders would bring Russia for the first time into direct conflict with NATO. U.S. President Joe Biden pledged in a speech in Warsaw this week to defend "every inch" of NATO territory if it was attacked...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-floats-idea-pushing-back-polands-borders-2023-02-24/

Poland Shows the Risks for Women When Abortion Is Banned - The New York Times

Poland's abortion ban has had many unintended consequences. One is that doctors are sometimes afraid to remove fetuses or administer cancer treatment to save women's lives...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/world/europe/poland-abortion-ban.html

Biden goes to NATO (Pod Save the World podcast)

Tommy and Ben cover the latest in Ukraine, including Biden’s visit to Brussels for a NATO summit and trip to Poland. They also explore how China is viewing the Russian invasion, how the war can create a global food shortage, the latest on the military effort and peace talks, the reaction to President Zelensky’s address to the Israeli Knesset, why the Russians are making prank calls, and President Trump weighs in with more strategic genius. Then Tommy interviews former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch about what Zelensky was like before the war and her time at the State Department under Trump. How to Help in Ukraine Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: donate to humanitarian efforts United Help Ukraine: donate to the life-saving medical supplies to Ukraine’s front lines Revived Soldiers Ukraine: donate to treatment of the wounded and the provision of hospitals Razom for Ukraine: donate to tactical medical training and emergency response in Ukraine Nova Ukraine: donate to humanitarian aid for Ukraine Vox: How you can help Ukrainians.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-239xa-13177b14

‘What Mr. Putin did not want’: U.S. approves $6B tank deal with Poland - POLITICO

The package is another piece in Poland's sweeping military modernization effort...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/18/putin-tank-deal-poland-00010107

Protests flare across Poland after death of young mother denied an abortion | Abortion | The Guardian

…While "selective abortion" is possible in the case of a twin pregnancy, it is unclear whether aborting an unviable foetus to save its healthy twin is permitted by the new abortion legislation. The Polish court has not referenced the questions raised by this situation, presented by opposition senators last year, in the new legislation…

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/27/protests-flare-across-poland-after-death-of-young-mother-denied-an-abortion

Polish state has ‘blood on its hands’ after death of woman refused an abortion | Abortion | The Guardian

…The first foetus died in the womb on 23 December, but doctors refused to remove it, quoting the current abortion legislation, and Agnieszka's family claim "her state quickly deteriorated". The hospital waited until the heartbeat of the second twin also stopped a week later, and then waited a further two days before terminating the pregnancy on 31 December…

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/26/poland-death-of-woman-refused-abortion