Latest Poland News

Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland

Sep. 22, 2023 16:34 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Right-wing Polish leaders denounced a new feature film by director Agnieszka Holland as it premiered in the country Friday, accusing the work of defaming Poland with its exploration of a migration crisis along the border with Belarus. “Green Border” won...

Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic

Sep. 22, 2023 14:59 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country, a government official said Friday. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that setting...

Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens

Sep. 21, 2023 21:52 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy worked to shore up U.S. support for Ukraine on a whirlwind visit to Washington on Thursday, delivering an upbeat message on the war's progress while facing new questions about the flow of American dollars that for 19 months have helped keep his...

Poland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates

Sep. 21, 2023 14:21 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister said his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates and his populist party faces pressure from the far right in the upcoming national election. Prime Minister Mateusz...

Russia strikes cities from east to west in Ukraine ahead of key Zelenskyy meetings in US

Sep. 21, 2023 11:56 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles and artillery pounded cities across Ukraine early Thursday, sparking fires, killing at least five people and trapping others under the rubble of destroyed buildings, authorities said, shortly after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Russia as a...

Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

Sep. 20, 2023 12:38 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Polish...

Germany seeks answers from Poland in a visa fraud scandal involving migrants from Asia and Africa

Sep. 19, 2023 11:17 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — German government officials held talks Tuesday with their Polish counterparts asking them to clarify how many visas were issued in an illegal program in which some Polish consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes, an official said. Poland has...

Ukraine complains to WTO about Hungary, Poland and Slovakia banning its farm products

Sep. 19, 2023 10:01 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Ukraine is filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia after they banned grain and other food products coming from the war-torn country, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Tuesday. It lays bare a widening rift with...

For Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, representing Ukraine is a duty to the country

Sep. 18, 2023 13:13 PM EDT

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Just playing is a small victory for Shakhtar Donetsk, though the Ukrainian champions won't stop there. Team captain Taras Stepanenko told The Associated Press on Monday that Shakhtar's opening Champions League game against Porto on Tuesday is part of his...

Poland imposes EU ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars

Sep. 17, 2023 04:40 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland began to enforce a European Union ban Sunday on all Russian-registered passenger cars seeking to enter the country — the latest in a series of sanctions on Russia in punishment for its war against Ukraine. Under the EU’s decision, motor vehicles...