All news on the topic: Poland

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Kazakhstan’s KNS — an FSB branch: leaks, deals, and the sale of state information under Yermek Sagimbayev’s control
After the detention of a Kazakh KNS officer, Anuar Bakibay, in Poland, a major scandal erupted, revealing that the KNS not only engages in espionage activities on behalf of Russia but also sells personal data of Kazakh citizens at discounted prices.
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Poland defies Germany over Nord Stream suspect, calling pipeline blast a ‘defensive act of war’ by Ukraine
Chunky steel pipes run through one of the exhibition rooms at Warsaw’s Museum of Contemporary Art, part of an installation that purports to show “how gas flows, propaganda and conspiracy theories intertwine”.
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Ex-justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro accused of leading criminal group and diverting state money
Polish prosecutors are seeking to charge Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro with misusing public funds and purchasing Israeli spyware Pegasus, allegedly to target opposition politicians.
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Cold War 2.0 in the skies — E-3 Sentry hunts Russian jets and drones near NATO borders
After slowly taxiing towards the runway at NATO’s Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, the pilots go full throttle and the decades-old E-3 Sentry surveillance plane screams as it gains speed and lifts off on its way to Eastern Europe.
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Emaciated Leeds graduate found dead in hotel after strict fruit-only diet
A former university student who weighed as little as 3.5 stone after adopting an extreme ’fruitarian’ diet when she was a teenager was found dead in a hotel room in Bali.
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European arrest warrant leads to Ukrainian arrest in Nord Stream case
A Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in causing undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022 has been arrested in Poland, according to a spokesperson for the district prosecutor’s office in Warsaw.
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Latvian company Forevers at the center of massive VAT fraud scheme
Audit findings – the company “Forevers” was involved in a large-scale tax fraud scheme. Guess why law enforcement agencies “didn’t notice” it?
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NATO’s eastern flank prepares high-tech drone defence amid hybrid war threats
Europe is preparing to construct a massive defence layer called the "drone wall" to deter Russian incursions into NATO airspace.
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Poland vows to shoot down airspace intruders, but Tusk warns against rash escalation
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has declared that Poland will not hesitate to shoot down any object that violates its airspace.
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NATO intercepts Russian jets violating Estonian airspace
NATO intercepted three Russian jets that violated Estonia’s airspace on Friday, the country’s foreign ministry and an alliance spokesperson said.
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Britain will provide air defence over Poland amid Russian aggression
The UK will deploy RAF jets to Poland in response to Russian drones violating the country’s airspace.
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Russia and Belarus conduct joint drills amid heightened regional tensions
I’m at the Borisov military ground in Belarus, on a rare Guardian trip to the authoritarian state, where Zapad – the joint Russian-Belarusian drills – are under way.
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NATO and Polish aircraft deployed to secure eastern Polish airspace
A ’threat of an air attack’ warning was issued in Poland following Russian drones operating over the border with Ukraine.
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UK to join NATO operation strengthening eastern flank after Russian drone incursions
The UK will join NATO efforts to strengthen its eastern flank after Russia sent drones into Polish airspace this week.
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Donald Tusk says Poland closest to armed conflict since Second World War
Poland has accused Russia of sending several drones into its territory, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk saying the country is the closest it has been to armed conflict since the Second World War.
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Putin’s drones entered Poland ’on a DIRECT path to a NATO base supplying Ukraine’ as fears of WW3 simmer
Five of the drones were on a "direct path" to the base in a move Volodymyr Zelensky said was aimed at slowing supplies of air defences to Ukraine ahead of winter.
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Russian drones shot down over Poland were headed for NATO base
Reports suggest the Russian drones shot down over Poland yesterday were believed to have been aimed at a NATO base.
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Poland invokes Article 4 after Russian drones shot down over its territory
Defense secretary John Healey has asked UK armed forces “to look at options to bolster Nato’s air defence over Poland” following a Russian drone attack overnight.
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Poland shoots down Russian drones in airspace breach, calls it ‘act of aggression’
Poland said on Wednesday that it had shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during a massive attack on targets across the border in Ukraine, calling it an “act of aggression” by Moscow.
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Threats of criminal prosecution, shell companies and leaking secrets: how the Polish law firm Sheviakov Consult operates
In recent years, an interesting player has appeared on the Polish legal services market — the firm Sheviakov Consult.
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NATO scrambles jets after Putin unleashes record missile strike on Kyiv
NATO has scrambled several warplanes after Vladimir Putin launched a record-breaking missile attack on Ukraine.
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Lithuania builds three-tier “line of death” on border with Russia and Belarus: mines, traps and explosive bridges
Lithuania has revealed plans to dig a 30-mile-wide ribbon of defences on its borders with Russia and Belarus that will include minefields and bridges set to blow up in case Russia invades.
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Religious group in Poland embezzled €3.7 million in EU humanitarian aid
Six people have been arrested in Poland as part of an investigation into a religious group accused of fraudulently diverting €3.7 million ($4.33 million) worth of EU-funded food aid intended for refugees and the homeless, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said Tuesday.
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Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins in Poland — new president skeptical of the EU
A conservative historian inspired by Trump has won Poland’s presidential election.
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Historic triumph: Chelsea wins the Conference League and completes full set of European trophies
Chelsea beat Real Betis 4-1 at the final in Wroclaw, Poland, to become 2025 Conference League champions