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Diplomatic spat erupts after Hungary gives asylum to Polish politician suspected of corruption

Dec. 20, 2024 08:06 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hungary has given political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted on suspicions of corruption, triggering a diplomatic spat that worsened on Friday. Poland's government decried Hungary's decision as a “hostile act,” and Prime Minister...

France's Macron and Poland's Tusk insist Ukraine must be at the heart of any potential peace talks

Dec. 12, 2024 09:39 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine must have a pivotal role in any potential negotiations over Russia’s war in the country, following a meeting Thursday in Warsaw. Macron also insisted Europeans must...

Poland to guard major TV stations against hostile purchase attempts by Russia

Dec. 11, 2024 09:46 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that his government will protect major television stations in the country, like the U.S.-owned TVN, against hostile purchases, in a move aimed at protecting from any such attempts by Russia. Tusk stressed...

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants 'weaponized' by Russia and Belarus

Dec. 11, 2024 09:22 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday gave a greenlight to Poland and other countries on Europe’s eastern flank to temporarily suspend asylum rights when they believe that Belarus and Russia are “weaponizing” migrants to destabilize the bloc. Poland’s Prime...

Negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start 'in the winter,' Poland's leader Tusk says

Dec. 10, 2024 10:42 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said Tuesday that negotiations over Russia's war in neighboring Ukraine could start “in the winter,” as his country prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union on Jan. 1. “Our presidency will have, among...

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start 'in the winter'

Dec. 10, 2024 09:33 AM EST
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start 'in the winter.'

Germany, France and Poland condemn use of force against protesters in Georgia

Dec. 07, 2024 12:09 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland on Saturday strongly condemned “the disproportionate use of force" against peaceful protesters and the targeting of the opposition and media representatives in Georgia. Mass protests in Georgia fueled by the...

Janusz Walus, killer of South Africa's anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, to be deported to Poland

Dec. 06, 2024 08:32 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Janusz Walus, the convicted killer of South Africa's anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, will be deported to his home country of Poland after his parole came to an end this week, the government announced on Friday. Hani, who was the leader of the African National...

Poland PM Donald Tusk names security and energy as EU priorities during Warsaw's presidency

Dec. 05, 2024 09:19 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said security, energy and competitiveness will be the priorities for his nation’s upcoming presidency in the European Union in the first half of 2025. Tusk said Europe needs to be more “egoistic” and show more...

Poland's prime minister visits defensive fortifications on border with Russia

Nov. 30, 2024 07:04 AM EST

DABROWKA, Poland (AP) — Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk traveled Saturday to his country's border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect progress in the construction of military fortifications along the eastern frontier, calling it "an investment in peace." Tusk’s...