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Poland, South Korea live in the shadow of a powerful neighbour says PM

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was in Poland for talks on regional security amid war in neighbouring Ukraine and also to discuss military and nuclear energy cooperation. Przemysław Piątkowski/PAP

Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's prime minister, on Wednesday told his South Korean counterpart that Poland and Korea had much in common, particularly the experience of living in the shadow of a powerful neighbour.

Poland praises Dutch, Danish decisions to supply fighter jets to Ukraine

"Poland has received with enthusiasm the news of the decision of the allied governments of the Netherlands and Denmark to donate modern fighter jets to Ukraine," the foreign minister has written on the X social media platform.

French fighter jet intercepts Polish drug smuggler

A French air force fighter has intercepted a tourist machine piloted by a Polish drug courier, who threw his illegal cargo out of the plane's cockpit window before landing on a local airfield, the French AFP news agency has reported.

Nato troops on alert after Polish aircraft intercepted by Russian plane

Nato Air Policing troops have been put on alert following an incident in which a Polish Border Guard aircraft was approached over the Black Sea by a Russian fighter jet, PAP has been told by Nato Headquarters.

Gov't spokesman describes Black Sea incident as Russian provocation

The Polish government spokesman has said that the incident in which a Polish Border Guard aircraft was approached over the Black Sea by a Russian fighter jet has probably been a planned Russian provocation.

Poland seeks to produce depleted uranium ammo for Abrams tanks

Poland wants to produce depleted uranium rounds for US-made Abrams tanks, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister has said.

PM says US Lockheed Martin plant 'creates' security for Poland

The Polish prime minister has said Lockheed Martin, the US military equipment manufacturer, “creates Poland’s security”.

US endorses Poland's decision to give Ukraine MiG combat aircraft

John Kirby, US National Security Council spokesman, has said that the White House supports Poland's decision to provide Ukraine with MiG fighter jets that Kyiv has been asking from its Western partners.

Polish F-16s take over command of Baltic Air Policing mission in Lithuania

The Polish Air Force has taken over from Hungary the command of the Nato Baltic Air Policing mission based in Siauliai, Lithuania.

NATO jets scrambled as Russian fighter jets fly into Poland

According to Aeronautica Militare, Putin’s squadron took off from Kaliningrad and flew ‘an aggressive path’ which took them through Polish skies.

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Considered one of the rarest royal coins in the world, the legendary 50-ducat coin of Zygmunt III Vaza minted at the Crown Mint in Bydgoszcz went for a staggering PLN 3.24 million in the lightning-fast audition at the Raffles Hotel in Warsaw.

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