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Polish-Czech joke about partitioning Russia’s Kaliningrad goes viral

The prank about Kaliningrad (named Královec in Czech) was in response to Russia’s sham referendums and illegal annexation of occupied Ukrainian territories. @KralovecCzechia /Twitter

An online joke about annexing the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad to the Czech Republic has gone viral, with even the US Embassy getting involved.

Russian ambassador appears at Polish foreign ministry

Sergey Andreyev, Russia's ambassador to Poland, was summoned to the Foreign Minister in protest over Vladimir Putin's "illegal decisions" to annex Ukrainian territory, a foreign ministry spokesperson has said.

Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador over Ukraine annexations

Sergey Andreyev, Russia's ambassador to Poland, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Monday in protest over Russia’s annexation of parts of Ukraine, a government minister has said.

Presidents of eastern Nato states oppose Moscow's annexation attempt

The presidents of Central and Eastern European Nato members in a joint statement have expressed support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and decried Russia's attempts to annex parts of Ukraine.

Poland will never recognise Russian annexation says Duda

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has vowed that Poland will never recognise Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory.

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.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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