Tag: Poland

Poland Puts Off Mandatory Jabs for Teachers, Police, Army

WARSAW, Poland—Poland’s Health Ministry said Tuesday that the March 1 deadline for full vaccination of teachers and so-called uniformed services is being pushed back indefinitely because it cannot be met. Last year the government said teachers, medics, police, armed forces, and the firefighters need to be inoculated by March 1 if they want to perform…


UK to Send 350 More Troops to Poland Amid Tensions in Eastern Europe

Britain is to send an additional 350 troops to Poland in a show of support for its Eastern European ally, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday. Speaking at a joint press conference in London with Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, Wallace said Britain will send extra troops to Poland “to show that we…


US Troops Arrive in Poland to Reinforce Eastern Europe Allies Amid Russian Military Buildup

RZESZOW-JASIONKA, Poland—A few dozen elite U.S troops and equipment were seen landing Sunday in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, following President Joe Biden’s orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers there amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds more infantry troops of the 82nd Airborne Division are still expected to arrive at the…


First US Troops Arrive in Poland to Reinforce NATO Amid Russia–Ukraine Tensions

The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid Russia–Ukraine tensions arrived at a military base in southeastern Poland on Saturday. A handful of U.S. troops arrived in a small Beechcraft C-12 Huron that landed at Rzeszow military base shortly after 10 a.m. on Feb. 5, Polish military spokesman Major Przemyslaw Lipczynski told…


Restoring American Credibility to Defend Taiwan, by Way of Ukraine and Poland

Commentary The most recent crisis in Ukraine and simmering tensions in Taiwan are the result of America’s fallout from Afghanistan. But building a base in Poland is a simple but effective way to mitigate both situations. The fall of Kabul and the disgraceful and disorganized withdrawal of U.S. soldiers and many civilians from Afghanistan has…


Poland’s Ex-president Solidarity Leader Walesa Has COVID-19

WARSAW, Poland—Poland’s former president and former Solidarity pro-democracy movement leader, Lech Walesa, said Friday that he has COVID-19. The 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate said on Twitter that he was surprised to find out he is infected despite the three vaccination doses he has received. “I can’t believe it: I received 3 shot, …. (but)…


Europe at Highest Risk of War in Decades, Says Top Polish Official

The probability of a new war in Europe is now higher than at any time in the last three decades, according to a top Polish official addressing delegates gathered in Vienna for a final round of diplomacy talks. “It seems that the risk of war in the OSCE area is now greater than ever before…


Poland’s President Vetoes Media Bill That Threatened US-Owned Broadcaster

WARSAW—Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said on Monday he vetoed a controversial media bill that would have forced U.S. company Discovery to give up its controlling stake in Polish television network TVN, with the president acknowledging free speech concerns of the bill’s opponents and suggesting it would have strained relations with the United States, a key…


Poland and Baltic Fear Biden Abandonment to Appease Russia: Experts

There is a growing concern in Poland and the Baltic states that the U.S. will leave them out in the cold to face Russia as tensions between Europe and Moscow grow around the Ukrainian issue. This comes as U.S. President Joe Biden ruled out sending American troops to help Ukraine to confront any Russian aggression and…


Poland’s PBI Group Bonds With Kyndryl For Digital Transformation

IT infrastructure provider Kyndryl Holdings Inc. and PBI Group, one of the largest manufacturers in Poland, collaborated to accelerate PBI’s digital transformation. The partnership aims to modernize PBI’s IT processes to unify PBI’s 15 locations in three voivodeships, employing over 1,000 people. Now PBI Group can accelerate its business transformation and manage and run mission-critical IT processes more…