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PM: Poland will not lift ban on Ukrainian grain imports

Poland will not lift ban on Ukrainian grain imports, the country's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced at a press conference on Wednesday (July 19). He added, however, that transit of Ukrainian grain through Poland was still possible.

Mark Brzezinski: there are values on which Americans don't budge a milimeter

U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski said in an interview for TVN24 that American soldier "go abroad to protect democracy, freedom of the press, freedom of the media, the rule of law, and human rights". "And on that we don’t budge a milimeter," the ambassador added. Mark Brzezinski also stressed that "never before have American and Polish militaries been as closely connected".

Agriculture minister: Russia is using grain as ammunition

Russia is using grain as ammunition, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Tuesday (July 18) after the collapse of a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea. According to Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Russia's decision to quit the deal "cannot lead to the destabilisation of Polish agricultural markets".

Polish MFA chief: Russia's withdrawal from grain deal is an act of economic aggression

A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine's grain for the past year expired on Monday after Russia quit and warned it could not guarantee the safety of ships in a move the United Nations said would "strike a blow to people in need everywhere." Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau called Russia's move "an act of economic aggression against the states of the Global South, which are most dependent on the Ukrainian grain".

NBP: core inflation in June down to 11.1% y/y compared to May

Core inflation in June 2023 dropped down to 11.1% year on year from 11.5% the previous month - the National Bank of Poland announced on Monday (July 17). In a month to month comparison, core inflation in June decreased from 0.4% in May to 0.3% in June. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the same period stood at 11.5% y/y.

Russia shuts Polish consulate in Smolensk. MFA responds

Russia said on Friday it will shut a Polish diplomatic mission looking after memorials to Polish officers massacred by the Soviets and a 2010 air crash that killed Poland's president, in retaliation for Warsaw's "aggressive line" towards Moscow. Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland would respond "in kind," while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called Russia's decision "another hostile and incomprehensible act".

President Duda after National Security Council session: I was not disappointed

Poland's National Security Council held a meeting on Thursday called by President Andrzej Duda the day before. After the session, the president said the decisions taken at the NATO summit in Vilnius had been "relayed in detail across the whole spectrum of our political scene". He also thanked the participants for raising "important questions" and "constructive attitude".

Metro carriages from Warsaw are reaching Kyiv

Warsaw's old series-81 metro carriages are gradually reaching Kyiv. The two cities agreed in March a total of 60 cars would be transferred from the Polish capital city to that of Ukraine. A video showing the unloading of the vehicles in Kyiv has been posted on social media.

Poland to buy more South Korean weapons, presidents agree

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda had agreed at a summit in Warsaw on Thursday (July 13) on a plan for Poland to buy additional South Korean weapons. The two presidents also agreed their countries could be optimal partners in the reconstruction of Ukraine.

President Duda: summit decisions bring Ukraine closer to NATO

A range of decisions were made on Ukraine during a summit in Vilnius that bring it closer to NATO, Poland's president said on Wednesday (July 12), adding that there was no comparison between what had been decided regarding Ukraine at the 2008 summit in Bucharest and now. Furthermore, Duda said if Brest Gate - a strategic strip of land between Poland and Belarus - was attacked, "approximately 100,000 Allied soldiers would be sent to our territory for immediate defence".

State assets minister comments on the ancient sword given to Father Tadeusz Rydzyk

Poland's State Assets Minister Jacek Sasin on Tuesday (July 11) was asked by the TVN24 reporter Radomir Wit about the ancient sword he had bestowed upon Father Tadeusz Rydzyk on Sunday. The minister explained the sword would be included in the collection of a museum Rydzyk is planning to open this year. The reporter remarked the museum would be opened only after the parliamentary election, to which Sasin replied: "But would like to open a museum with empty walls?".

President Duda: we want NATO pipelines to reach further east

Polish president Andrzej Duda arrived in Vilnius on Monday (July 10) ahead of a two-day NATO summit on July 11-12. Before leaving for Lithuania, the president had said Poland wanted NATO to discuss extending its Cold War-era oil pipeline system further east. "This is the very moment we have been waiting for - we may openly say - for months," Duda added.

"Warsaw will send a strong signal". Polish leaders' briefing ahead of NATO summit in Vilnius

Poland's President Andrzej Duda announced at a briefing before the NATO summit in Vilnius that "Warsaw will send a strong signal". "A signal that Russian policy based on threats of nuclear escalation against NATO countries cannot remain unanswered," he explained. NATO leaders will meet in Vilnius on July 11-12 to tackle a wide range of topics, from divisions over Ukraine's membership bid and Sweden's accession to boosting ammunitions stockpiles and reviewing the first defence plans in decades.