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Nato foreign ministers pledge solidarity with Poland after missile strike

"We stand in solidarity with Poland following the incident of 15 November that led to the tragic loss of life as a result of Russia's missile attacks against Ukraine," the diplomats wrote in a joint statement. Darek Delmanowicz/PAP

Nato foreign ministers who met in Bucharest on Tuesday expressed solidarity with Poland after two Polish civilians were killed by a stray missile in Przewodów, on Poland's southeastern border as Ukraine is fighting Russia's invasion.

Polish official calls upon Germany to pay WWII reparations

A Polish deputy foreign minister has called upon the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, to start dialogue on reparations for the damage Germany inflicted on Poland during World War Two.

Polish FM brand's latest Russian attacks in Ukraine "war crime"

Poland's foreign minister has described Monday morning’s Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and civilian centres as "barbarism and a war crime."

Polish parliament calls upon Germany to acknowledge WWII reparations

The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, passed a resolution on Wednesday urging Germany to accept political, historical, legal and financial responsibilities for starting World War Two.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

PM writes in German press war reparations are for unforgettable crimes

Poland's prime minister has written in Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily that a war reparations claim his government has sent Berlin is to compensate for German crimes committed against the Polish nation that "must never be forgotten."

WWII history remains topical today says Polish PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has written in a monthly British political and cultural magazine as well as in Albanian dailies that the meaning of World War II history is still topical, especially in the light of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Harrowing exhibition examines perpetrator behind one of the Warsaw Uprising’s most notorious massacres

Coinciding with the 78th anniversary of the Wola Massacre, a new exhibition organised by the Warsaw Rising Museum has opened examining the role of its primary perpetrator, Heinz Reinefarth, and his subsequent escape from justice.

Russian war crimes in Ukraine cannot be forgotten, says Polish FM

War crimes committed by the Russian army in Ukraine cannot be forgotten and those responsible should face justice, Poland's foreign minister and chairman of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), said in Kyiv on Tuesday.

Germany says it's responsible for WWII crimes in Poland

On the eve of the 78th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, the German Foreign Ministry admitted that Germany is responsible for World War Two crimes in Poland.

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