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

The prime minister pointed out that in February 2007, almost 70 years after "the infamous Munich conference, Vladimir Putin openly announced his desire to dismantle the post-cold war order in Europe." www.economist.com

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.

Polish, French, German FMs adopt joint declaration

The foreign ministers of Poland, France and Germany adopted a joint declaration on Thursday in Paris, expressing deep concern over the situation in Belarus, the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the occupation of Crimea and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

Polish, Ukrainian presidents call for end to occupation of Crimea

Polish President Andrzej Duda and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky appealed, in a joint declaration signed on Monday in Kiev, for an end to the "illegal occupation" of Crimea and to the ongoing aggression in the Donbas region of Ukraine.

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16th century Wrocław coat of arms uncovered in school assembly hall after found hidden behind plaster

Dating from the turn of the 20th century when the school was founded, the city’s coat of arms was in use from 1530 to 1938 when the Nazis ordered that all the old coats of arms be replaced with a new two-field one.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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