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Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland rise, police data show

Police received 180 reports of alleged hate crimes against Ukrainian citizens in the first half of the year, an increase of more than 30%.

Euronews · Jul 20

Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoes civil partnerships bill

The president's veto can be overridden, but it would take a three-fifths majority vote in the lower house of parliament, a rarity in Poland.

Euronews · Jul 17

Lithuanian and Latvian leaders warn Russia planning infrastructure attacks on Baltics or Poland

The warnings are the latest in a series of alarms from leaders along NATO's eastern flank who suggest Russia may be trying to test the alliance as the Ukraine war drags on after more than four years.

Euronews · Jul 15

Why Poland’s president is invoking wartime history in a dispute with Volodymyr Zelensky

There have long been tensions, political, economic and cultural, between Poland and Ukraine. But that hasn’t prevented Poland from being the biggest supporter of its neighbour, taking in millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war, about 1 million of whom have remained.

The Conversation · Jul 1

‘No MiGs for Ukraine’: Polish defence minister claims Kyiv backed out of deal with Warsaw

As relations between Ukraine and Poland remain at their worst state in years, the Polish defence minister claimed that Kyiv backed out of the two countries' "MiGs in exchange for drones" deal and threatened to veto Ukraine’s EU accession.

Euronews · Jun 30

Poland, Ukraine hold annual reconstruction conference without Zelensky

A landmark conference on Ukraine's post-war reconstruction opened on Thursday in Poland without President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is snubbing the event over a diplomatic row with ally Warsaw and weeks of squabbling over historical differences. Kyiv sent Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who struck a friendly tone and didn't mention…

France 24 · Jun 25

Poland's PM calls for ‘truth’ and 'mutual respect' with Ukraine amid diplomatic row over WWII legacy

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday called for relations between Poland and Ukraine to be built on “truth” and “mutual respect” as the two countries sought to ease tensions at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, following a dispute over historical issues that led Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to…

The Times of India · Jun 25

EU releases 3 billion-euro loan package for Ukraine's recovery as part of 2-year commitment

The European Union has disbursed the first 3 billion-euro tranche of a 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Zelensky to miss Poland summit as Second World War row escalates

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not attend a major conference on rebuilding Ukraine being held in Poland this week, as a dispute between the two countries over Second World War remembrance threatens to overshadow talks.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 25

No Zelenskyy in Gdansk: can Ukraine’s recovery forum ease Warsaw–Kyiv tensions?

The Ukraine Recovery Conference opens in Gdansk on Thursday amid an unprecedented spat between Kyiv and Warsaw. With both presidents absent, attention will focus not only on reconstruction initiatives but also on efforts to ease increasingly strained bilateral relations.

Euronews · Jun 25