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Today’s news round up in Poland

Today’s news round up in Poland Kalbar/TFN

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

Russia's exit from New START an element of blackmail says minister

Russia's decision to suspend its participation in the New START treaty is another element of its blackmail-based strategy, a deputy foreign minister told PAP on Thursday.

Ex-Lewandowski manager blackmail trial starts on Thursday

The former manager of Robert Lewandowski will go on trial at a Warsaw district court on Thursday for allegedly trying to blackmail the football star and his wife Anna.

Polish justice minister calls EC head 'blackmailer'

Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland's justice minister, has branded the European Council (EC) president, Ursula von der Leyen 'a blackmailer' after she said the EC had the tools to ensure democratic standards when commenting on the likely election victory of a hard-right party in Italy.

EU needs new measures to deal with energy price hikes, says Polish PM

The “rules of the game” for energy prices need to be changed at the EU level, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister of Poland, has said.

President says Three Seas will protect against Russian energy 'blackmail'

Poland's president has said cooperation between the 12 countries lying between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas that together form the Three Seas Initiative will help protect Central and Eastern Europe from Russian energy blackmail.

Putin weaponising Ukraine’s crops, Polish PM tells BBC

Vladimir Putin has turned Ukrainian grain into a tool to blackmail the rest of the world, Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's prime minister, has told the BBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Polish PM disappointed with EU's concession to rouble payments

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has expressed dissatisfaction with the EU's attempts to allow payment for Russian gas in roubles.

PM says Poland independent of Russian gas from end-April

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, said on Wednesday that thanks to "foresight and the persistent implementation of gas projects" Poland will be independent of Russian gas supplies from the end of April.

Russia uses 'language of blackmail' Polish PM says

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, speaking ahead of a EU summit in Brussels, on Thursday, warned against Russia's use of a language of provocation and blackmail.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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  • Poland and Israel agree on rules for educational youth trips
  • Detained Warsaw City Hall official has resigned, says lawyer
  • Tusk says his party ready to defeat ruling camp alone

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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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