Ukraine’s Zelenskiy asks Polish leaders for talks over farmer protest
Warsaw, Poland/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday called on Poland’s leaders and European Union officials to come to the Polish-Ukrainian border for talks over repeated blockades by Polish farmers angry at what they say is unfair competition from Kyiv. Polish Farmers staged a major day of protest on Tuesday, blocking almost all traffic […]
Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers’ imprisonment
Warsaw, PolandReuters Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland’s parliament on Thursday to protest against the new government’s changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers convicted of abuse of power. The march reflects mounting tensions in the country as the new pro-European Union coalition government led by Donald Tusk […]
Polish ex-ministers head for jail as police swoop on presidential palace
Warsaw Reuters Police entered Poland’s presidential palace to detain two of their former bosses on Tuesday, executing a court order to take the ex-interior minister and his deputy to prison and escalating a row between the head of state and the new government. Prime Minister Donald Tusk had earlier accused President Andrzej Duda of obstructing […]
Ukraine rejects concessions as Russians attack in east and south
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its attack in the eastern and southern parts of the country, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air strikes and artillery fire. Kyiv’s stance has become increasingly uncompromising in recent weeks as Russia experienced military setbacks while […]
Rockets hit western Ukraine, Biden in Poland decries Putin’s grip on power
Lviv, Ukraine/Warsaw, Poland Reuters Rockets struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, signalling a potential new front in Moscow’s invasion as US President Joe Biden decried Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power and sought to steel Europe for a long fight ahead. Intense fighting raged in several parts of Ukraine, suggesting there will be […]
Updated: Polish President wins second term after bitter campaign
Updated: 8am (AEST), 14th July, 2020Warsaw, PolandAP Polish President Andrzej Duda declared victory Monday in a runoff election in which he narrowly won a second five-year term, acknowledging the campaign he ran was often too harsh as he appealed for unity and forgiveness. The close race followed a bitter campaign between Duda and Warsaw Mayor […]