Tag: Poland

Russia Behind 2010 Plane Crash That Killed 96, Including President, Warsaw Panel Claims

Russia was allegedly responsible for a plane crash that happened more than a decade ago, killing 96 passengers including then-Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, a Warsaw government special commission again claimed on Monday. The latest of the commission’s report released on April 11 alleges that the crash of the Soviet-made Tu-154M plane, which…


Sanctions Against Russia Aren’t Working, Need to Be More ‘Robust,’ Says Polish Prime Minister

WARSAW, Poland—Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Western sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine aren’t having their intended impact, with the rebound of the Russian ruble proof that the existing measures are “not robust enough.” Morawiecki on Saturday met with EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola at a reception center near Warsaw for…


Poland to End Russian Coal, Gas, Oil Imports Completely

Poland is pressing ahead with plans for a complete embargo on Russian coal, gas, and oil imports by the end of 2022, while calling for a European Union-level tax on Russian fossil fuels, all in a bid to cut the flow of money to Russia’s military machine. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told a press…


General Clarifies US Not ‘Currently Training’ Ukrainian Forces in Poland

General Tod Wolters, head of the United States European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, appeared to walk back President Joe Biden’s remarks that the United States is training Ukrainian forces in Poland. “I do not believe that we are in the process of currently training military forces from Ukraine in Poland,” Wolters said…


Biden Says War Has Been ‘Strategic Failure’ for Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday said the war in Ukraine has been a “strategic failure” for Russia and that Russian President Vladimir Putin “can and must end this war.” Biden also said Putin “cannot remain in power,” a remark that a White House official later clarified was not intended as a call for regime…


LIVE: Biden Delivers Speech in Warsaw

President Joe Biden delivers a speech during his Warsaw visit on efforts to support the people of Ukraine.


Biden Visits Poland to Express Support Amid Refugee Crisis Due to Russia–Ukraine War

President Joe Biden visited Poland on Friday in an expression of support for the NATO member nation amid the Russia–Ukraine war, and to thank Poles having welcomed Ukrainian refugees who fled after Russia’s invasion. More than 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the Feb. 24 invasion, of which over 2.2 million have entered Poland,…


Capitol Report (March 25): Biden Warns of ‘Real’ Food Shortage

President Joe Biden is in Poland. What’s he doing just 60 miles from the border of Ukraine, and what new commitments has the United States made? What’s America’s role in this? And how is the United States looking on the global stage? We’ll hear from a war veteran, Congressman Greg Steube, who breaks it down…


US and European Union Strike Gas Deal; Congressman Found Guilty of Felony Charges | NTD News Today

President Biden visited Poland on Friday to discuss the refugee crisis. He also just struck a gas deal with the European Union. International sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have beaten down Russia’s economy. At the same time, Russian inflation is skyrocketing to its highest level in over six years. A Ukrainian official says his…


Capitol Report (March 21): SCOTUS Nominee Hearings Begin

Four days of confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee kick off Monday. What is Ketanji Brown Jackson facing? And what are her prospects? And former secretary of housing and urban development Ben Carson reacts to the hearing. Biden is preparing for his first trip to Europe since the Russia-Ukraine war broke out,…