Tag: Poland

Russia Halts Pipeline Oil Supplies to Poland, PKN Orlen Says

WARSAW—Russia has halted supplies of oil to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, the chief executive of Polish refiner PKN Orlen said on Saturday, adding that the company would tap alternative sources to plug the gap. The halt in supplies via the pipeline—which has been exempted from EU sanctions imposed on Russia following its full-scale invasion…


Russia’s Medvedev Floats Idea of Pushing Back Poland’s Borders

LONDON—Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if that meant the frontiers of NATO member Poland. Medvedev, who is now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made…


Polish Diplomat: Biden’s Visit to Poland Symbolic, Productive, Practical as Ukraine War Stretches On

Adrian Kubicki, consul general for the Polish Consulate in New York City, hailed President Joe Biden’s visit to Poland on Monday as an important show of unity for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) a year after Russia invaded Poland’s neighbor, Ukraine. Kubicki told NTD that Biden’s visit affirms the fact that NATO “remains united…


Mom of 7—Who Had 2 Sets of Twins—was ‘Planning on 8th’ but Delivered Quintuplets Instead

A Polish mother of seven has successfully given birth to premature quintuplets, hospital officials in southern Poland said on Feb. 14. She reportedly called the birth a “miracle.” The two boys and three girls were born through a cesarean section on Sunday, in the pregnancy’s 28th week, at the University Hospital in Krakow. The hospital…


Capitol Report: Biden Administration Issues New Border Policy; EPA Vows to Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable

A new temporary border rule was unveiled by the Biden administration. It’s the strictest measure by the Department of Homeland Security since Biden took office. Dueling speeches by President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin: what do they each announce as China’s role in the war in Ukraine draws attention? Poland’s consul general in New…


Speaking in Warsaw, Biden Praises Ally Poland, Reiterates US Support for Kyiv

U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Warsaw on Feb. 21, during which he praised his Polish hosts and reiterated Washington’s steadfast support for the Ukrainian war effort. He also roundly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which was initially launched on Feb. 24, 2022. The U.S. president was introduced by his Polish counterpart, Andrzej…


LIVE NOW: Biden Speaks to Public in Warsaw After Surprise Visit to Kyiv

To mark the first anniversary of the Russia–Ukraine war, U.S. President Joe Biden visited Poland. On Monday, he paid a surprise visit to Kyiv and met Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to show his support for Ukraine. Biden will address the public in Warsaw at 11:15 a.m. ET on Feb. 21. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


Biden Speaks to Public in Warsaw After Surprise Visit to Kyiv

To mark the first anniversary of the Russia–Ukraine war, U.S. President Joe Biden visited Poland. On Monday, he paid a surprise visit to Kyiv and met Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to show his support for Ukraine. Biden will address the public in Warsaw at 11:15 a.m. ET on Feb. 21. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


Biden Arrives in Poland After His Secret Trip to Kyiv

President Joe Biden arrived in Poland by train following his surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. During his two-day visit in Warsaw, Biden is slated to meet Polish President Andrzej Duda, a key ally of Kyiv and an outspoken critic of Moscow’s ongoing “special military operation.” On Monday,…


US Planning $10 Billion Sale of HIMARS Rocket Launchers, Ammunition to Poland

The Biden administration plans to sell nearly 20 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, as well as various other weapons and related equipment worth around $10 billion to NATO ally Poland. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency of the Department of Defense said in a statement that Congress was notified of the potential sale on Tuesday….