Poland's Deputy PM and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on Thursday (Feb.29) signed an agreement with U.S. government for the delivery of an integrated air and missile defense command system.

The Commission did a very proper assessment of the changes and so we decided to unblock the money, EU Commission Vice President for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova told TVN24. Asked about the scale of changes Poland had to make in order to receive the frozen EU funds, Jourova replied: "Well, in fact there was not much to be done."

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday (Feb.28) he would meet protesting farmers' leaders on Thursday, as demonstrations continued across the country. He added that Poland was in talks with Ukraine regarding a temporary closing of the border between the two countries. Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said later that day Ukraine was not going to close its border with Poland and was engaged in no talks on the matter.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on Monday (Feb.26) to Washington, noting the significant strengthening of NATO with Sweden's admission following Hungary's approval. Blinken praised Poland's leadership within the Alliance. Sikorski also again called on the Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, who has so far blocked passage of a bill that includes $60 billion in new funding for Ukraine, to allow a vote.

Poland and the Czech Republic on Tuesday (Feb.27) said they are not considering sending troops to Ukraine after that option for European nations was mentioned at a meeting in Paris, but they agreed to cooperate on buying more ammunition for Kyiv.

The European Commission has imposed too excessive, irrational, and expensive requirements for the Green Deal, Poland's Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski said on Monday (Feb.26). He added that the Green Deal was meant to support the environment and counteract climate change, but so far has lead many farms to bankruptcy.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday (Feb.26) that there is "no room for doubt" among NATO and EU countries about the need to support Ukraine, while talking about his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban. Tusk spoke at a joint press conference with Canada's PM Justin Trudeau, who said he recognized Poland stepping up significantly in its own military spending and promised his country would follow suit. Later on Monday, Hungary's parliament approved Sweden's NATO accession clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering conflict of the Cold War.

Polish farmers protesting against European Union regulations and cheap food imports from Ukraine blocked the A2 highway at a border crossing with Germany on Monday (Feb.26).

Kyiv has urged Poland to punish those responsible for spills of a Ukrainian grain cargo at the border over the weekend, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Monday (Feb.26).

"If back in 2008, at the NATO Summit in Bucharest, the United States had been listened to, if Poland and other Central–European countries had been listened to, if the attitude of not teasing Russia had not prevailed, Ukraine would be a member of NATO today," Poland's President Andrzej Duda said in a video statement marking two years since the beginning of Russia's aggression on Ukraine. He added this fact "should a big remorse for some NATO member states". "We supported, we are supporting and we will continue to support Ukraine in its fight for freedom!" - the president underscored.

A Ukrainian government delegation visited the border with EU member Poland on Friday (Feb.23) amid protests and blockades of cargoes from Ukrainian producers by Polish farmers, but the prime minister said it was not met by any officials from Warsaw. Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Kyiv has developed a five-step plan "of mutual understanding" aimed at finding a compromise.

Poland's Justice Minister Adam Bodnar on Friday (Feb.23) called for further support for Kyiv in its struggle to fend off Russian aggression. The minister took part in an international conference on war crimes, whose main goal is to help Ukraine persecute the crimes committed by Russia. According to Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin, Kyiv has launched investigations into more than 122,000 suspected cases of war crimes since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion nearly two years ago.

Poland will gain access to up to 137 billion euros ($148 billion) in European Union funds, the head of the EU executive said on Friday (Feb.23), after the new government in Warsaw began implementing reforms it says will restore judicial independence in the country.

European Commission representatives will on Friday announce that Brussels has unblocked COVID-19 recovery funds for Poland, its prime minister said on Thursday (Feb.22). Later that day, Polish lawmakers reject bid to oust Justice Minister Adam Bodnar, who is at the forefront of the new government's task force responsible for rolling back judicial reforms carried out by the previous administration.

Poland's prime minister said on Thursday (Feb.22) the Polish and Ukrainian governments would meet in Warsaw on March 28, but did not accept a request by Ukraine's president for urgent talks on border blockades by Polish farmers.

Lawmakers from Poland's ruling coalition will submit a preliminary motion to put central bank governor Adam Glapiński before a state tribunal by the end of March, state news agency PAP reported a coalition lawmaker as saying on Wednesday (Feb.21), in what would be an unprecedented move for the European Union state.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Wednesday (Feb.21) for emergency talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the European Union over a blockade of his country's border with Poland by Polish farmers.

Poland's foreign ministry on Wednesday (Feb.21) condemned anti-Ukrainian and pro-Putin slogans displayed during farmers' protests. According to the MFA, "it is an attempt to take over the farmers protest movement by extremist and irresponsible groups, possibly influenced by Russian services".

Poland's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (Feb.20) it had summoned Russia's ambassador over the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Polish MFA called on Russia "to take responsibility for the death of Alexei Navalny and conduct a full and transparent investigation to establish the circumstances and the cause of his death". The White House informed that the U.S. will announce a major package of sanctions against Russia on Friday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo will visit Warsaw on Friday (Feb.23) to hold trilateral talks with head of the Polish government Donald Tusk. The three politicians are likely to discuss the situation in Ukraine as well as Tusk cabinet's efforts to restore the rule of law in Poland.

Reactions to Poland's rule of law action plan were very positive, European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said on Tuesday (Feb.20) after a meeting in Brussels with Poland's Justice Minister Adam Bodnar. EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the move could put Poland on the right track to exit the Article 7 procedure launched back in 2017.

There is no progress regarding ammunition supplies for Ukraine, chief of Poland's MFA Radosław Sikorski told reporters after Monday's (Feb. 19) Foreign Affairs Council session in Brussels. In his view, "the situation in Ukraine is getting dramatic".

Warsaw fully supports Sweden joining NATO and it would be a mistake if any country blocked this, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday (Feb.19), as the alliance waits for Hungary to ratify Stockholm's application. Tusk vowed his support for Sweden during a joint press conference held with Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson, who said that he looked forward to his country soon becoming member of NATO.

A Polish parliamentary commission on Monday (Feb. 19) began investigating accusations that the previous government illegally hacked the phones of targets including political opponents, amid a growing scandal over the use of Pegasus spyware.

Denmark's King Frederik X visited a NATO base in the port city of Szczecin on Friday (February 2) at the end of a visit to Poland.

Polish farmers from the Solidarity trade union plan a general strike starting Feb. 9 with a blockade of border crossings between Poland and Ukraine, it said on Friday (Feb. 2), joining similar protests all over Europe.

Poland has extended border controls with Slovakia until March 2 to try to stop illegal migrants entering from Slovak territory, the interior ministry said on Friday (Feb. 2).

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met with his Danish counterpart Troels Lund Poulsen in Warsaw on Thursday (Feb. 1), where they signed an agreement on stronger defence and security cooperation between the two countries. "I can say with full responsibility that our alliance with Denmark has never been stronger than today," Polish defence minister stressed.