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Berlin receives consent request for transfer of Leopards to Ukraine

Poland wants to send around 14 tanks to Ukraine as part of a broader coalition of states willing to supply Leopards to Kyiv. Darek Delmanowicz/PAP

The German government has already received a formal request from Warsaw for its consent to allow Poland to transfer some of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Polish defence minister said on Tuesday.

Germany will not object to Poland sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine

The German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, has said her country will not object if Poland decides to hand over some of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Polish PM vows to aid Ukraine with or without German consent

Poland's prime minister has told PAP if Germany does not consent to the transfer to Ukraine of Leopard 2 tanks, Poland will build a "smaller coalition" of coutries ready to send tanks and other equipment.

Poland can train and equip Ukrainian brigade, says MoD

Poland is able to equip and train a Ukrainian military brigade, the Polish defence minister said on Friday after a sitting of a contact team overseeing aid for Ukraine in Germany's Ramstein airbase.

There is still hope for deal on tanks for Ukraine says Polish MoD

The Polish defence minister said on Friday he was hopeful that efforts to provide Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine would end in success.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Poland's defence minister hopeful Germany will send tanks to Ukraine

The Polish defence minister said on Thursday that he hopes Germany will change its mind and agree to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

US sends six F-22 fighter jets to Poland

Six American F-22 Raptor combat jets have been sent to Poland under Nato's Air Shielding programme, the US Air Force's Europe and Africa command announced on Wednesday.

Decision on sending MiGs to Ukraine rests with nations says Blinken

The final decision on whether to send MiG fighter jets to Ukraine rests with individual countries, and Poland's proposition shows how complicated the issue is, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Poland ready to pass MiG-29 planes to US, foreign minister says

The Polish government is ready to send all its Soviet-era MiG-29 planes to the US base in Ramstein, Germany, the foreign minister has said.

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Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

Chosen alongside All Quiet on the Western Front, Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985, and the Banshees of Inisherin, Skolimowski’s film is billed as a dark exploration of humanity, technology and nature.

The first report:

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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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