# Poland

Last month

March 2023

# mig-29

Slovakia joins Poland in donating jets to Ukraine

Providing Ukraine with fighter jets has been seen as a controversial move even among the country’s allies.

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Mar 17th 2023, 11:20 AM

# NATO

Poland to become first Nato member to send fighter jets to Ukraine

Ukraine has repeatedly asked its Western allies to send warplanes but so far no countries had committed to give jets to Kyiv.

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Mar 16th 2023, 10:55 PM

This year

2023

# Warsaw

'Kyiv stands strong': Biden addresses crowds in Poland ahead of first anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Biden told crowds in Warsaw that US support for Ukraine ‘will not waver’.

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Feb 21st 2023, 5:56 PM

# Extradition

Gardaí extradite four men to Poland who 'posed a risk to communities in Ireland'

The men are all aged in their 40s and had previously been arrested on foot of a European Arrest Warrant issued by Polish authorities.

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Feb 17th 2023, 3:50 PM

# next chapter

Santos finds new manager job one month after quitting as Portugal boss

The 68-year-old succeeds Czeslaw Michniewicz as Poland coach, who was sacked after their World Cup elimination.

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Jan 24th 2023, 5:19 PM

# Ukraine

EU agrees extra €500 million military aid for Ukraine as Germany under pressure over tanks

Berlin, which needs to grant permission for the tanks to be sent to Ukraine, has come under fire for failing to take the critical decision.

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Jan 23rd 2023, 7:20 PM

Last year

2022

# Poland

Polish police chief injured after grenade launcher gifted from Ukraine explodes

Jaroslaw Szymczyk said he was moving the used grenade launchers when the explosion happened.

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Dec 18th 2022, 2:44 PM

# Beep beep

'How to defend against Mbappe? I think we'd need to have scooters'

Poland primed to face France as manager Czeslaw Michniewicz eyes World Cup glory.

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Dec 3rd 2022, 2:00 PM

# Evolution

Messi's mixed night a good sign for Argentina in win over dismal Poland

Messi missed a penalty but his side topped their World Cup group with a 2-0 win.

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Nov 30th 2022, 9:30 PM

# Winner winner

Lewandowski scores first World Cup goal of his career as Poland overcome Saudi Arabia

Piotr Zielinski was also on target for the winners.

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Nov 26th 2022, 3:13 PM

# Poland

NATO believes deadly blast at Poland border was an 'accident'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, said Kyiv had seen no proof the missile was Ukrainian.

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Nov 16th 2022, 9:46 PM

# NATO

Poland puts military on heightened readiness over reports Russian missiles land on its territory

Moscow’s defence minister has dismissed reports that Russian missles had landed in Poland.

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Nov 15th 2022, 10:52 PM

# Group by Group Guide

Group C Preview: Last-chance saloon for Messi and Lewandowski, Mexico out to end bizarre streak

Next in our preview series is Group C, featuring Argentina, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Poland.

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Nov 14th 2022, 7:00 AM

# Anna Sochanska

Polish ambassador: Russian atrocities in Ukraine 'made me want to take up a gun and go fight'

Anna Sochańska has been the diplomatic representative in Ireland for the government of Poland since 2019.

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Nov 1st 2022, 6:30 AM

# Persona non Grata

Roger Waters concerts scrapped in Poland over Ukraine row

Waters wrote an open letter earlier this month saying the West should stop providing arms to Ukraine.

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Sep 25th 2022, 2:35 PM

# Reparations

Poland asks Germany for war reparations of €1.3 trillion

Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

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Sep 1st 2022, 2:54 PM

# Nice Gesture

Everton fan who helped Ukrainian refugees scores penalty in pre-season friendly

The Toffees brought on Paul Stratton towards the end of the ‘match for peace’ against Dynamo Kiev.

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Jul 30th 2022, 4:50 PM

# Backsliding

Why is the EC releasing funds to Hungary and Poland in face of democracy threat?

Both countries have strongly denied allegations of corruption and judiciary interference, despite rulings from the ECJ and proceedings by EC.

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Jun 30th 2022, 6:00 AM

# medical mission

Ireland has evacuated a total of 13 patients, including five injured soldiers, from Ukraine

So far 13 people, including five soldiers, have been brought to Ireland for medical treatment from Ukraine.

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Jun 14th 2022, 11:56 AM

# anti-war protest

Russian ambassador to Poland splattered with red liquid on Victory Day

Sergei Andreev said that he was not seriously harmed in the attack, adding that the red substance was some sort of syrup.

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May 9th 2022, 11:01 PM

# russian ambassador

Russian ambassador to Poland hit with red paint by protesters

Sergey Andreev was ambushed by activists as he arrived at the Soviet soldiers’ cemetery in Warsaw.

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May 9th 2022, 4:18 PM

# the explainer

The Explainer: What is the situation like for people fleeing Ukraine now?

Listen to hear what reporter Céimin Burke saw while reporting from the Polish-Ukrainian border last week.

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Apr 28th 2022, 5:30 PM

# Flying Off

Ryanair complains to European Commission over Polish decision to reduce flights in capital

Up to 80% of air traffic controllers in the Warsaw region have threatened to walk out due to a conflict over wages and safety.

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Apr 26th 2022, 6:40 PM

# Pniowek

Four dead, seven missing in Polish coal mine accident

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is to travel to the area.

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Apr 20th 2022, 9:57 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

‘I have to go back’: Polish city remains a major hub for Ukrainians fleeing war (and going home)

A report by

Céimin Burke

Volunteers from all over the world are helping the city to handle the crisis.

Przemyśl became a hub for Ukrainian refugees as soon as the war broke out.

The city has adapted its operations to deal with a new phase of the crisis.

Volunteers from all over the world are helping the city cope with the influx of people.

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Apr 20th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Medyka

Over 50 days in, things have changed at the main border crossing between Poland and Ukraine

There are now almost as many people returning to Ukraine as there are people fleeing from it, reports Céimin Burke at the Poland-Ukraine border.

There are now large numbers of people returning to Ukraine as well as leaving it

Security is much tighter, with more organisations rather than individuals on the ground

The traffic at the border stretches out of sight filling three lanes, reports Céimin Burke from the border

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Apr 18th 2022, 11:10 PM

# 2010 disaster

2010 Smolensk air crash due to onboard explosions, Polish probe says

Poland’s then-president and 95 other people died in the 2010 crash.

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Apr 12th 2022, 1:40 PM

# Qatar Bound

Fernandes stars for Portugal and Lewandowski strikes for Poland as World Cup spots booked

North Macedonia and Sweden bowed out.

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Mar 29th 2022, 10:06 PM

# Ukraine

Joe Biden to visit town near Poland-Ukraine border in show of solidarity

Air Force One will jet into the eastern Polish town of Rzeszow.

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Mar 25th 2022, 6:48 AM

# Simon Coveney

Coveney praises Poland's 'incredible solidarity' during visit to discuss Ukraine

Coveney will meet his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau and speak to humanitarian organisations assisting those fleeing the war.

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Mar 18th 2022, 5:00 PM

# Ukraine

Polish, Czech and Slovenian prime ministers meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv

This is the first visit by foreign leaders to Ukraine’s besieged capital since the invasion began.

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Mar 15th 2022, 9:28 PM

# On The Border

Measures being taken at the Polish/Ukrainian border to prevent trafficking of refugees

Reporter Niall O’Connor has been reporting from the Polish/Ukraine border for The Journal.

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Mar 15th 2022, 6:49 AM

# Humanitarian Crisis

At the border: 'People should stop sending us summer clothes. We need food and things for babies'

Niall O’Connor reports from the Polish/Ukraine border.

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Mar 12th 2022, 7:45 PM

# civilians flee conflict

Medics and aid workers bracing for influx of worst affected refugees from Ukraine

Reporter Niall O’Connor is reporting from the Polish/Ukraine border at Medyka.

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Mar 11th 2022, 6:59 PM

# ukraine border

How the mid-size Polish town of Przemysl has been transformed into a transport hub for refugees

The Journal’s Niall O’Connor is reporting on the growing refugee crisis from the Ukraine-Polish border.

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Mar 10th 2022, 9:00 PM

# Przemysl

Przemyśl, the Ukraine/Poland border town where tens of thousands of refugees cross daily

The Journal’s Niall O’Connor will be reporting from the Polish border and in the frontier town of Przemysl.

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Mar 10th 2022, 7:49 AM

# Explainer

Why did the US reject Poland's offer of Soviet-era fighter jets?

Security analyst Dr Tom Clonan said the West giving Ukraine fighter jets is much more “provocative” than anti-tank missiles.

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Mar 9th 2022, 5:40 PM

# border posts

People of colour report racism and discrimination while trying to flee Ukraine

“We’ve been sleeping here, on this pavement,” one student said.

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Mar 3rd 2022, 7:30 PM

# Refugees

‘I walked to Poland’: Thousands embark on ‘harrowing’ 43-mile walk to border

Manny Marotta described the ‘brutal’ 20-hour journey, seeing toddlers ‘dragged out of bed’ and Ukrainian men being conscripted to fight ‘on the spot’.

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Feb 25th 2022, 3:17 PM

# Art

Rubens’ ‘Portrait of a Lady’ to go up for auction in Warsaw

The painting – owned by a British citizen – will go up for auction in Poland on 17 March.

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Feb 17th 2022, 9:25 PM