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Poland, Baltic States, Romania sign declaration on Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact

Eighty years ago Ribbentrop (l) and Molotov (r) signed a Soviet-German non-aggression pact with a secret, additional protocol, which, in fact, divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence and meant a partition of Poland. Public domain

The foreign ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Romania wrote in a joint declaration published on the 80th anniversary of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact that it led to the outbreak of World War II and doomed half of Europe to decades of misery.

Lithuanian president's visit important sign of friendship - President Duda

The current visit by the Lithuanian president is an important sign of friendship for us, Polish President Andrzej Duda said during a joint press conference after meeting with Gitanas Nauseda, the newly elected President of Lithuania.

Battle of Grunwald: One of history’s ‘greatest battles’ remembered on 609th anniversary

One of the largest battles in medieval Europe, and widely considered one of the most important victories in Polish and Lithuanian history, the 15th July 1410 conflict shifted the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe and marked the rise of the Polish–Lithuanian union as the dominant political and military force in the region.

New Lithuanian president to visit Poland on Tuesday

Gitanas Nauseda, sworn in as Lithuania's president on Friday, is to pay an official visit to Warsaw with his wife, Diana Nausediene, on Tuesday. It will be the new presidential couple's first foreign visit.

Polish, Lithuanian parliamentary heads mark historic union

The speakers of the Polish and Lithuanian parliaments on Sunday marked the 450th anniversary of the signing of the historic union between the two nations that created the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest and most populous states in Europe.

Exhibition on Polish diplomat who saved Jewish refugees opens in Lithuania

The exhibition "Polish Ambassador to Japan Tadeusz Romer and Jewish War Refugees in the Far East" opened at Sugihara House in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Wednesday. According to its organisers, it presents the heroic actions taken by the Polish diplomat in Japan.

Polish, Lithuanian Presidents lay wreaths at Union of Lublin monument

Polish President Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, who began a two-day visit to Poland on Thursday, laid wreaths at the monument of the Union of Lublin, in Lublin, eastern Poland, on Friday.

Lithuanian president starts visit to Poland

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite on Thursday afternoon started her two-day visit to Poland. She was officially welcomed by Polish President Andrzej Duda in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.

“Out of the blue” Facebook message opens door to international rugby in Poland for Englishman

English rugby player with a Polish grandfather says he at first thought the call to play for Poland was a “wind up”.

‘Rolling stones’ in Belarus to help rebuild key castle in Polish history

Belarusians gather stones to help rebuild castle where landmark deal that ushered in Poland’s Golden Age was signed.

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