Poland is imposing sanctions on 50 Russian oligarchs and companies, the interior minister said on Tuesday, as it seeks to increase pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.Poland this month passed a law allowing it to freeze the assets of Russian entities and ban imports of coal from Russia, above and beyond sanctions imposed jointly by European Union countries.

Poland could drastically cut back on flights to and from Warsaw from May 1 if a dispute with air traffic controllers over pay and conditions is not resolved, according to legislation published before negotiations were resumed on Tuesday.

Poland's infrastructure minister on Monday called on air traffic controllers to accept an offer on pay and conditions, as talks resumed in a bid to stop mass flight cancellations in May.

Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has outlined the plan of his visit to the United States. He will travel to New York and Washington to meet with members of the U.S. government, Congress, United States Secretary of Transportation, as well as NGO leaders. They are to discuss, among other issues, American financial support for refugees from Ukraine.

The death toll in Poland's second mining disaster in the space of a week rose to six on Monday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said, as he promised to investigate safety standards at the pits in question. Morawiecki also promised that the state would take special care of the relatives of the victims.

World number one Iga Świątek captured her fourth straight title of the 2022 season by beating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-2 in the Stuttgart Open final on Sunday, extending her winning streak to 23 matches.

Poland can reach a compromise with Moderna on increasing the flexibility of COVID-19 vaccine contracts, the country's health minister Adam Niedzielski said on Friday, striking an upbeat tone after after initial talks with the U.S. pharmaceutical company.

"We're looking at sending tanks to Poland to try to help them as they send in some of their T-72 to to Ukraine," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press conference held on Friday together with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.

"The analysis of the collected documentation allowed to assess said actions by Card. Stanisław Dziwisz as correct, and therefore, the Holy See decided not to proceed further," the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland said in a statement on Friday. Dziwisz, who was a long-time secretary of Pope John Paul II, had been accused of covering up clerical sex abuse.

The massive cancellation procedure (of flights) has not been launched by Eurocontrol, Poland's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in a statement on Friday. "The flight operations from Polish regional airports and over Poland should be performed without violent disturbances. More irregularities are to be expected at the airports in Warsaw and Modlin," the CAA added.

Rescuers suspended efforts to reach seven people trapped in a coal mine in southern Poland, after methane gas explosions injured 10 of the rescuers in a shaft overnight, the crisis management team said on Friday.

The Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski plans to visit the United States. He said on Thursday that during his trip he would discuss financial support for Ukraine with American partners, trying to convince them to send the money directly to Polish local government. "If we are not going to discuss this issue in Washington, New York and Brussels, then this money can only go to the central government," he said.

I hope that the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency and air traffic controllers trade union will reach an agreement by 10 a.m. on Friday. Otherwise we should expect that many flights will get cancelled - Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority Piotr Samson said on Thursday.

Polish and Swedish Prime Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki and Magdalena Andersson are organising a Donors' Conference in Warsaw, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister said in a statement at an official website. The conference aims to provide humanitarian support for Ukraine and is to be held in Warsaw on 5th May.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin welcomed Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak to the Pentagon on Wednesday (April 20) where he thanked Poland for its ongoing military and humanitarian support to Ukraine.

Last week they set out for a trip to Bucha and safely made it. The owner of Poznań's "Czarny chleb" (Black bread) bakery, along with his son and a friend, went to Ukraine to help to reopen a craft bakery in Bucha.

During an Easter Monday holy mass at a church in Warsaw's Bielański Forest, the faithful sang out a Ukrainian folklore hymn. The joint singing of "Red Viburnum" was initiated by Father Wojciech Drozdowicz, who is known for his unconventional evangelical methods and original lifestyle. The unusual gesture of solidarity with the fighting Ukrainians quickly went viral in the social media.

An opposition activist in communist Poland and a Fighting Solidarity member, Jarosław Hyk, has passed away at the age of 60. In August, 1982, he was deliberately hit and driven over by a militia truck. "Wrocław will always remember its legends," Mayor of Wrocław Jacek Sutryk said on Twitter.

Five people died and seven are missing after two methane explosions in Pniówek coal mine in southern Poland, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press briefing in front of the mine. He added that a rescuer was among the victims, and that 20 people were taken to a hospital with burn injuries.

During the meeting with NATO and EU leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, we discussed the question of Russia's liability for war crimes committed in Ukraine - Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday evening. He added that said liability would include "not only Russian leaders, not only Vladimir Putin and his circle, not only the generals, but also officers and soldiers".

Ukrainians are fighting for their neighbour's security, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday (April 19) as he opened a Polish-funded "container town" built in Lviv to provide temporary accommodation for people displaced by Russia's invasion.

Commemorations of the 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began on Tuesday with the sound of alarm sirens to honour the fallen heroes and victims of the insurrection. During the official ceremony, wreaths were laid at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes and the Chief Rabbi of Poland recited a prayer for the departed.

Christian pilgrims observing Good Friday followed the Way of the Cross procession in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (Lesser Poland Voivodeship). According to priests from the local sanctuary, approx. 70,000 people took part in the event.

"Wounded Ukrainian soldiers are treated in Polish hospitals," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference on Friday. He added that Polish hospitals were admitting persons of Polish origin, but most of them were Ukrainian citizens who had been wounded "at one of the front lines". Morawiecki also assured that, in case fighting in Ukraine intensified, Poland was ready to organise transport for Polish nationals who would like to move from western Ukraine to their homeland.

Inflation in Poland in March increased by 11.0% year on year, Statistics Poland informed on Friday. This is the highest spike since July 2000 and slightly bigger than early April estimate.

United States Representative Marcy Kaptur said in an interview for TVN24 BiS that Poland was "teaching the world" how to help refugees from a war-torn country. "Ukraine is the home of the free and the home of the brave, and hopefully, the home of the free in perpetuity," she added. Kaptur also also underscored the importance of Ukraine winning "this battle for liberty".