Poland

Kyiv moves urgently to defuse tensions with Poland

Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov’s urgent trip to Poland suggests that Kyiv understands the importance of smoothing out its relations with Warsaw, Ukrainian diplomat and former Ambassador to the EU Kostyantyn Yeliseyev told NV Radio on June 8.

8 June, 09:28 PM

Kyiv proposes compromise over UPA-named military unit

Ukrainian officials proposed changing the honorary name of a Special Operations Forces unit during a visit to Poland by Presidential Office chief Kyrylo Budanov, amid growing tensions over its designation honoring the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), Polish outlet Wirtualna Polska reported, citing unnamed sources.

8 June, 10:46 AM

Poland arrests former Ukrainian deputy minister in bribery case

Polish authorities have detained former Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Volodymyr Bedrykivskyi on suspicion of attempting to bribe a Polish public official in Warsaw earlier this month, according to prosecutors cited by TVP World on June 6.

6 June, 11:06 PM

Budanov, Polish official discuss UPA unit naming row

Marcin Bosacki, a state secretary at Poland’s Foreign Ministry, met with Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, to discuss Kyiv’s decision to give a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit an honorary name honoring fighters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), the Polish ministry said on June 5.

6 June, 01:19 AM

Pepco to sell 344-store Dealz Poland chain for 1 zloty ahead of Ukraine expansion

Poland’s Pepco Group will sell all of its shares in supermarket chain Dealz Poland for the symbolic price of 1 zloty, or about 27 cents, as it prepares to expand into Ukraine, the company said in a June 3 statement.

5 June, 12:25 PM

Polish analyst calls Nawrocki's criticism of Zelenskyy among the most cynical he has seen

Ukraine and Poland are facing what appears to be their most serious wave of tensions in recent years, Polish political scientist and journalist Marek Sierant said in an interview with Radio NV on June 4.

4 June, 06:09 PM

Ukrainian restaurant in Warsaw celebrates milestone entry into Michelin Guide

Willa Biała, a Warsaw restaurant launched by Ukrainian founders, has earned recognition from the Michelin Guide.

4 June, 02:08 PM

Czech private operator to launch train from Germany to border with Ukraine

Czech private rail and bus operator Leo Express will launch what it says is one of Europe’s longest direct train routes on June 25, linking central Germany with the Polish city of Przemysl near the Ukrainian border.

3 June, 01:05 PM

Former Polish ambassador returns Ukrainian state award

Former Polish ambassador to Ukraine Bartosz Cichocki returned an Order for Merit that he received from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2022, Polish outlet RMF FM reported on June 1.

2 June, 02:11 AM

Lublin removes Ukrainian flag from city hall over UPA-related military honor

Officials in the Polish city of Lublin removed the Ukrainian flag from city hall after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave one of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces units the honorary name “in honor of the Heroes of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army),” a move local authorities said offended Polish historical memory, Polish outlet WP Wiadomości reported on June 1.

1 June, 03:47 PM

Quarry worker finds WWII German grave in Poland

A mass grave containing the remains of 14 German World War II soldiers was accidentally discovered during excavation work at a silica quarry in western Poland near the village of Bolemin, local archaeologists announced.

29 May, 01:14 PM

Media project Sestry names 50 Poles who have supported Ukrainians for years

The Polish-Ukrainian outlet Sestry named 50 doctors, teachers, volunteers, journalists, entrepreneurs, diplomats and artists who have supported Ukrainians for years, with NV republishing the list as part of a media partnership.

28 May, 11:55 AM

Poland’s Allegro enters Ukraine, setting up marketplace fight with Rozetka

Allegro, Poland’s largest online marketplace, is preparing to enter Ukraine and plans to begin the first phase of its expansion as early as June.

27 May, 01:10 PM

Washington OKs Poland to make PAC-3 interceptors

Poland won preliminary approval from the U.S. State Department to produce PAC-3 interceptors for Patriot air-defense systems on Polish soil, Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on May 26.

26 May, 10:47 PM

Warsaw warns Moscow over possible attacks on diplomatic sites

Poland’s Foreign Ministry responded to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement urging foreigners and diplomats to urgently leave Kyiv over alleged planned strikes on military facilities and “decision-making centers.”

26 May, 10:21 AM

Poland's parliamentary speaker visits Ukrainian teen beaten for speaking his language in Warsaw

Poland's parliamentary speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty visited 16-year-old Ukrainian teenager Artem, who suffered a skull fracture and lost teeth after being attacked by Polish youths for speaking Ukrainian in Warsaw, condemning the assault and inviting the boy and his family to parliament, Czarzasty announced on Facebook.

25 May, 01:03 PM

Trump overruled Hegseth on Poland troop deployment — report

President Donald Trump overruled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to cancel a planned deployment of U.S. troops to Poland, The Wall Street Journal reported on May 22.

23 May, 01:51 AM

Trump reverses course, announces 5,000 additional U.S. troops for Poland

The United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, President Donald Trump announced on May 21, citing his support for newly elected Polish President Karol Nawrocki, reversing days of uncertainty over U.S. force deployments in Europe.

22 May, 12:18 PM

Ukraine should avoid creating security risks for NATO allies – Poland

Ukraine should “choose targets for strikes on Russian territory more carefully” to avoid creating security risks for NATO countries after incidents involving Ukrainian drones in Baltic airspace, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on May 20.

20 May, 03:00 PM

Hungary's Magyar visits Poland for talks with Tusk in first foreign trip as prime minister

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has arrived in Poland, for a two-day visit — his first foreign trip since taking office — and is set to meet with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on May 20, Reuters reported.

19 May, 01:02 PM

Poland

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10