PI Newsletter July/August 2023
Polish defence minister, US counterpart discuss security amid tensions with Belarus
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3220743
Authorities in Belarus are afraid of Pole Cards; Poles are forced to renounce their nationality
https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/57707/news
Poland wants good relations with Ukraine, says deputy FM
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3219176
Poland, Ukraine united by shared history, opposition to Russian aggression
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3219626
Parliament has passed the Lex Tusk; The Sejm has finally passed an amendment to the law on the commission to investigate Russian influence in Poland.
https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/57700/news
My Rising ‘44 by Amb. Aldona Woś [former US Ambassador to Estonia – TM]
https://victimsofcommunism.org/my-rising-44/
“For me, the story of the defense of Warsaw is not only a national epic from the Old Country, but also a personal one: my family fought in the Rising.”
Warsaw pays tribute to WWII freedom fighters
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3218433
Polish president commemorates victims of Nazi German terror in WWII Warsaw
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3218591
Tensions high along Polish/Belarus border
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/02/europe/poland-belarus-wagner-nato-tensions-intl/index.html
Belarus helicopter provocation?
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-belarus-helicopters-entered-polish-airspace-provocation-onet-report/
Keep a cool head when it comes to the Ukrainian grain issue
https://www.politico.eu/article/zelenskyy-restraint-poland-ukraine-agriculture-gratitude-spat/
Poland praised by UK media for its support for Ukraine; British media are commending Poland for its support for Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion, for welcoming Ukrainian refugees and for its fast-growing economy, according to a UK expert.
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3215079
US responds to Lukashenko’s remarks about Wagner forces wanting ‘an excursion’ to Poland
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3214674
Wagner forces are in Belarus to create crises against Poland: ruling party leader
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3216596
Wagner mercenaries in Belarus move closer to the Polish border, Poland’s prime minister says
Wagner Group’s redeployment to Belarus poses ‘expected threat’: Polish defense minister
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3213825
How much does it cost the Polish state to support a refugee
https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/57654/news
Poland’s population constantly shrinking despite pro-family policy