Ministers of Defence of the Bucharest Nine countries have jointly protested against attempts to restore the Russian Empire and reaffirmed unity when it comes to security of NATO eastern flank, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak said on Wednesday (April 26).

A Russian tennis player was refused boarding to a flight operated by Polish flag carrier LOT, the airline confirmed on Tuesday, in an incident that drew an angry response from the athlete on social media."I slept at the airport, I was treated like a third class citizen (because of my nationality), spent a few thousand euro," Vitalia Diatchenko wrote.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met on Tuesday (April 25) with Estonian counterpart Kaja Kallas. Morawiecki stressed that, in order to prevail in the uneven fight against Russia, Ukraine has to have modern weapons at its disposal. "Poland and Estonia lay too close to Russia to afford being neutral," he stressed. Kallas said that providing Ukraine with weapons was a priority. "We will continue to raise the cost of the war for Moscow until Ukraine wins," she added.

A new round of European Union sanctions against Russia for waging war against Ukraine is under discussion but adoption of the package is unlikely earlier than "deep into May", Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said late on Monday.

Retail sales at constant prices in March 2023 dropped by 7.3% year on year and by 14% compared to February 2023 - Poland's Central Statistical Office (Statistics Poland) said on Monday (April 24). When it comes to current prices, retail sales increased by 4.8% year on year.

Germany will play three friendly matches in June with their 1,000th international match set to be a charity game against Ukraine on June 12 in Bremen, the country's football association (DFB) said on Monday. Germany will play their 1001st game four days later against Poland in Warsaw.

Three-times Grand Slam champion Iga Świątek said she had to learn how to manage the pressure of being world number one and not let expectations weigh her down as the Pole prepares to defend her French Open title next month.

Eleven Polish citizens have been evacuated from Sudan in French and Spanish convoys. Some of them are Polish diplomats, including the ambassador, as well private individuals - Polish MFA spokesperson Łukasz Jasina said on Monday (April 24). He thus confirmed earlier reports by Spanish media outlets. The Polish citizens have been evacuated from Sudan due the ongoing civil war in the African country.

World number one Iga Świątek cruised past Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 6-4 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday in a repeat of last year's final to confirm her status as a French Open favourite.

Germany, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement on Friday (April 21) for a hub to repair Leopard tanks used in Ukraine to fight Russian forces, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at a meeting of allies at the Ramstein air base.

European Union measures to help farmers affected by a glut of Ukrainian food imports are too little too late, Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday (April 21), after the government had approved approx. 10 billion zlotys ($2.4 billion) in aid for Polish agriculture.

The European Union's top court has halved the daily fine imposed on Poland in a dispute over judicial reforms to 500,000 euros, it said on Friday, adding that Warsaw had "to a large extent" implemented the reforms it required.

Germany's Defence Ministry said any decisions on its deployment of Patriot air-defence systems to Poland and Slovakia will be discussed with allies in Europe, after a report said Berlin planned to end the deployment by the end of the year. Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said later on Friday that the dialogue on the presence of German Patriot air-defence systems in Poland was continuing.

Polish Space Agency (POLSA) announced on Thursday (April 20) it signed an agreement with the United States Space Command and Poland's Defence Ministry regarding exchange of information about outer space. "The rapidly increasing number of objects in the orbit and the need to maintain peaceful use of outer space require tighter international cooperation," said POLSA President Prof. Grzegorz Wrochna.

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to international competition as neutrals is "confusing" because Ukraine is still under attack, tennis world number one Iga Świątek said.

At 88, Polish retiree Piotr Dudek is hoping to officially become the world's oldest windsurfer - still relishing the battle with the wind and waves as he takes to the water and teaches children to enjoy the sport.

The Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko told TVN24 reporter on Thursday that he had a message to people in Poland. "It is a mistake to think the war far away from you doesn't touch you personally," he cautioned. "Ukraine's rightful place is in the euro-Atlantic family. Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO," the North-Atlantic Alliance Chief Jens Stoltenberg underscored on Thursday during his first visit to the country since Russia's invasion 14 months ago.

Milk, poultry and other food products should be included on a list of Ukrainian imports to be temporarily banned by the European Union, Poland's Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Thursday. Also that day, Hungary called for "progressive" aid from the EU to help move Ukraine's grain through central European countries whose farmers are having to compete with its cheaper imports.

Poland's gross domestic product in 2022 increased by 5.1% year on year, against the previously forecast 4.9% - Poland's Central Statistical Office (Statistics Poland) said in the final estimate released on Thursday. The stats office added that the previous year - in 2021 - the country's GDP had increased by 6.9%, compared to 6.8% from the previous estimate.

The presidents of Poland, Israel and Germany lit candles alongside Holocaust survivors and their relatives at the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw on Wednesday (April 19) to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The synagogue is the only surviving prewar Jewish place of worship in Warsaw.

"Certainly the Jews who tried to fight back were not successful, they got demolished, but it was the desire to do something that clearly was inspiring," CNN's journalist Dana Bash told "Fakty" TVN reporter Marcin Wrona. Together with her colleague from CNN - Wolf Blitzer, Bash took part in Wednesday's commemorations of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 80th anniversary. "I just can’t imagine a mother or a father in a desperate situation like that, having to say goodbye to a kid, to a child, in order to save that child from the Nazi death camps," Wolf Blitzer said.

The European Union is preparing 100 million euros ($109.32 million) of compensation for farmers in countries bordering Ukraine and plans to introduce restrictions on imports of Ukrainian cereals, a European Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday.

To those who spread hate, "J'accuse" - Auschwitz survivor and historian Marian Turski said during the official commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. "We must stand against anti-Semitism, human rights violations, attacks on neighboring countries, falsification of history, and lack of respect for the interest and will of minorities," Turski stressed.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday (April 19) commemorated 80 years since several hundred Jewish fighters fought back against the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto by German occupiers during World War Two. The three presidents took part in the central part of the remembrance day by laying wreaths at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw.

Thousands of people from all over the world took part in the 35th International March of the Living to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust on Tuesday (April 18), walking down a 3-kilometre path linking the former Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Poland has reached an agreement on restarting transit of Ukrainian grains through its territory as of Friday, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Tuesday, adding transits would be monitored and sealed. Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in Warsaw that Ukrainian exporters would respect terms of deal with Poland.

According to the Polish Press Agency (PAP) and Reuters, Poland has presented a draft of new round of sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. If all 27 EU member states agree on the proposal, it will be the 11th package of sanctions against Moscow.