HISTORICAL FACTS: 33 | History Defined

Thai embassy helping Thais, Filipinos leave Ukraine

The Thai embassy in Warsaw has evacuated both Thais and Filipinos from Ukraine, with more Thais due to arrive home on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2022

Poland to ramp up defence spending, army as Ukraine war rages

Poland will raise spending on its armed forces more than planned, the government said on Thursday, as a Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine focuses attention on Warsaw's defence capabilities.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022

Maksim Chmerkovskiy gives update from Warsaw airport after fleeing Ukraine: ‘Talk to you from LA’

“Dancing with the Stars” professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy updated his followers before leaving Poland on Wednesday, two days after he fled his native Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2022

Video: French grandmaster Vachier-Lagrave on his recent world title and why his hair is pink

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his first world title after triumphing in the world blitz championship held recently in Warsaw.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 1, 2022

Ukrainian woman in emotional plea to PM for no-fly zone to prevent Russian bombing

Daria Kaleniuk told Boris Johnson in Warsaw that he must do more to protect civilians in Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022

Ukrainian in emotional plea to PM for no-fly zone to prevent Russian bombing

Journalist Daria Kaleniuk told Boris Johnson in Warsaw that he must do more to protect civilians in Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

142 Thais have safely left Ukraine

The Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday that 142 Thais had been evacuated from Ukraine, with 103 already safe in Warsaw, Poland, and 39 in Bucharest, Romania.

Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2022

Thais evacuated from Ukraine

Forty-seven Thais arrived at the help centre in the Ukrainian city of Lviv with more on their way on Sunday, according to the Thai embassy in Warsaw, the capital of neighbouring Poland.

Bangkok Post · Feb 27, 2022

Evacuation plans stepping up

Some 236 Thai nationals are seeking immediate evacuation out of Ukraine amid attacks by the advancing Russian military forces, the Foreign Ministry osaid.

Bangkok Post · Feb 26, 2022

Commentary: If Putin doesn’t fear Western sanctions, his cronies might

A decade ago, I was a U.S. diplomat serving in Warsaw, Poland. I had a close group of Polish friends who, while not in the field of foreign affairs, had a strong fear of Putin’s Russia. They were concerned his aggression and resentment would lead him one day to launch…

Chicago Tribune · Feb 26, 2022