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Who are the Karaites? Stuart Dowell meets Poland’s smallest and most ‘mysterious’ ethnic minority

Even though the Karaite have been present in Polish lands for over 630 years, many people in Poland have never heard of them. Public domain/Kalbar/TFN/National Museum in Wrocław

Even though they have been present in Polish lands for over 630 years, many people in Poland have never heard of them.

Poland urges intl community to ignore fake referenda in Ukraine

Poland condemns the “pseudo-referenda” which were held in the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine and appeals to the international community not to recognise their results, the government spokesman has said.

PM writes in The Economist that Ukraine situation is similar to 1938

Poland's prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has said there are “striking" similarities between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the 1938 Munich agreement, which sacrificed Czechoslovakia to appease Hitler and paved the way for German aggression the following year.

‘They want to destroy everything!’ Head of the Polish Ukrainian Society in Mariupol tells TFN the harrowing reality of Russia’s war crimes

In an interview with TFN, Andriy Ivashko from the Polish Ukrainian Society in Mariupol reveals the horrors of everyday life for civilians living in the besieged city.

Foreign ministry advises against non-essential travel to Ukraine

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has advised Polish citizens against travelling to Ukraine amid fears of a Russian invasion.

The music of Poland’s smallest minority

In this episode of The Debrief, host John Beauchamp speaks to folk musician Karolina Cicha about performing the music of Poland’s Karaim as well as other minorities from her native region of Podlasie and beyond.

Polish PM to discuss border crisis in EU capitals

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, will tour a number of European capitals to discuss geopolitical problems that Central and Eastern Europe faces, a government spokesman has said.

Polish Foreign Ministry praises new EU sanctions over Crimea

The Foreign Ministry in a statement on Monday expressed support for adding eight new Russians to the EU sanctions list for their role in undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity.

Crimea is Ukraine, Polish president says

President Andrzej Duda has told a summit in Kyiv that Crimea belongs to Ukraine, and that countries must act together to reverse the effects of its "illegal annexation.”

Poland urges Russia to respect human rights in Crimea

The Polish foreign minister, speaking at a UN panel discussion, urged Moscow to respect human and minority rights in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

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Monte Cassino veteran and friend of Wojtek the bear dies aged 95

Ludwik Jaszczur, who was originally from the village of Blizne in Podkarpacie, died on Monday at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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