Poland
Ukraine joins Spain and Portugal’s joint bid to host 2030 World Cup
Soccer Football – Carabao Cup Final – Chelsea v Liverpool – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – February 27, 2022 Liverpool fan with the big screen in the background in support of Ukraine before the match Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY John Sibley Reuters Ukraine has joined Spain and Portugal in […]
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Struggle to liberate Russian-occupied Luhansk leaves proxy leaders fearful Uk pledges to match assist for Ukraine in 2023
Russia probable to have relocated submarines away from Crimea Russia has almost certainly relocated its Kilo-course submarines from their home port in Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea to southern Russia, in accordance to the latest intelligence update from Britain’s Ministry of Defense. “The command of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has virtually surely relocated its KILO-course submarines […]
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Euro sinks to five-year low on energy supply, slowdown fears
The euro traded almost 0.4% against the U.S. dollar to a level not seen since 2017. This after Gazprom decided to cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. Kinga Krzeminska | Moment | Getty Images The euro tumbled against the U.S. dollar Wednesday morning as investors grew increasingly concerned with energy supply and a potential […]
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Russia accused of ‘blackmail’ after halting gas supplies to two European countries
Gazprom workers on the Yamal Peninsula in Russia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russia’s gas supplies to eastern Europe are looking highly uncertain after the country’s state-run gas giant Gazprom told Poland and Bulgaria that it would halt supplies. The move comes after both countries refused Moscow’s recent demand to pay for gas supplies […]
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Russia halts gas supplies to Poland; Pentagon chief calls Russia nuclear rhetoric ‘dangerous’
Russia halts gas supplies to Poland as tensions with the West rise 03 March 2022, Russia, St. Petersburg: A flag with the Gazprom logo flies at a branch of the Russian state-owned corporation in St. Petersburg. Igor Russak | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Russia has halted gas supplies to Poland on Wednesday, with supplies […]
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Russian flagship missile cruiser ‘seriously damaged’ after blast in Black Sea
Russia will seek peace or leave the international arena forever: Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an address where he says that Russian forces could use chemical weapons in Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 11, 2022 in this still image taken from video. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | via Reuters In his latest nightly […]
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Russia faces barrage of new sanctions after accusations of atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine
A man gestures at a mass grave in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 3, 2022. Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. and its European allies are preparing to deliver another slew of sanctions on Russia following mounting evidence of war crimes committed by its forces […]
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Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spark a NATO defense spending spree
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is unleashing a new era of military spending across Europe. Member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, such as Germany, have done an about-face on its defense budget in recent weeks. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine was a wake-up call for a lot of Germans, for politicians and for […]
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Biden says his ‘moral outrage’ at Putin does not signal a U.S. policy shift
U.S. President Joe Biden announces his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young listens in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden on Monday clarified that his statement that Russian President Vladimir […]
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Poland’s economy is standing strong for now, but the Ukraine war casts a ‘dark cloud’
On a display at a gas station, a liter of diesel costs 7.19 zloty. Refueling is also more expensive than ever in Poland, but still a lot cheaper than in neighboring Germany. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Poland’s economy has had a strong start to the year, but as the war in […]
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