Contents tagged with Poland
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Polish Interior Minister: Poland will not accept refugees from Muslim countries, the country has already welcomed 1 million Ukrainians
The Minister of the Interior of Poland, Mariusz Blaszczak, stated that Poland would not accept refugees as part of the new program of the European Union, reports the Polish news agency PAP. "We will not give our consent because we have already accepted the Ukrainians. For us the priority and the most important task is security. Such ideologically motivated concepts as resettlement and relocation should not put Poland and Poles at risk, “ said the head of Polish Interior Ministry after meeting …
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Poland says it thwarted cyber-attack from Russia
Polish specialists have managed to repel the hacker attack from Russia, stated Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz during the Polish radio broadcast.
"This is the third time that we have encountered a cyber-attack from Russia; fortunately, Poland has managed to repel it. The attack was committed against enterprises in Ukraine that have offices in other countries. In other European countries, they had to be blocked, but not in Poland. We managed to make sure that the attack did not …
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Poland denies Russia’s accusations of 2nd US tank brigade being deployed in the country
Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz denied the Russian Defense Ministry’s accusations that a US tank brigade had been deployed in Poland on the quiet, Polish news agency Rzeczpospolita reports.
“It is simply an untrue and misleading representation of the situation,” Macierewicz said at a press-conference in the Polish Cultural Center in London. He also said that the Russian Defense Ministry’s position is “not serious”.
Macierewicz said that he thought “the Russian Defense Ministry was …
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Kremlin: Russia may increase number of Iskander ballistic missiles in Kaliningrad in response to deployment of U.S. division in Poland
Russia may respond to the deployment of a U.S. armored division in Poland by strengthening its Iskander missile system grouping, stated the chairman of the Duma Committee on Defense, the former commander of the Airborne Forces Vladimir Shamanov, as reported by TASS.
“This creates conditions which in the future could allow them to create a certain springboard for attack,” Shamanov said, adding that measures will be taken, including the deployment of additional units of the Russian Armed Forces …
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Poland to allocate $550 for creation of cyber troops
The Polish Ministry of Defense will allocate 2 billion zloty (more than $ 550 million) to create defenses against cyber threats, as stated during the cybersecurity forum, Cybersec 2017, on Monday in Kraków, by the Minister of National Defense of Poland, Antoni Macierewicz, Ukrinform reported.
"We are aware of how significant Poland's responsibility is, given our key role on NATO's eastern flank. Therefore, the decision that we want to implement in the coming years is the creation of cyber …
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American Patriot anti-missile systems stationed in Poland will also protect Lithuanian skies
Patriot anti-missile defense complexes that Poland plans to buy in the US will also protect Lithuanian airspace, as stated by the head of the Defense Committee of the Polish Sejm , Michael Jach, reports Delfi news agency. During the official visit to Lithuania, Jach stated that Lithuania faces the same threats as Poland.
"The Patriot system should be the way; it could be integrated with neighboring countries," he added.
There are currently no long-range missile defense systems in Poland and …
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Kaczynski: Poland is actively analyzing the possibility of German reparations for World War II
Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the Polish ruling party “Law and Justice” said that the potential Polish initiative on demanding reparations from Germany for World War II is being intensely analyzed, as reported by Polskie Radio.
When asked whether Law and Justice aims to start negotiations with the German government on reparations, Kaczyński said that the party "does not rule out such an option," however he added that "there is another possibility… this can be done through American courts." …
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Ukraine asks Poland to stop buying coal from LPR separatists
Poland must stop buying coal from the occupied Donbas, said Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk.
“This is not at all partnership-like, and we hope that the Polish government will react to this situation,” Nasalyk said on Wednesday during a meeting with a Polish business in Warsaw, Ukrinform reports.
According to the minister, the origin of the coal can easily be tested with chemical indicators. Nasalyk reiterated that Ukraine does not use anthracite coal from the …
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Montenegrin soldiers to join NATO battalion group in Poland
The authorities of Montenegro want Montenegrin soldiers to join the NATO battalion battle group in Poland, as stated by the Polish Minister of Defense, Antoni Macierewicz after a meeting with his Montenegrin counterpart Predrag Bošković, Radio Poland reported.
"On the eastern flank of NATO every soldier is worth his weight in gold. We are grateful to Montenegro for the succession of actions. I was glad to receive the news that Montenegro will send its soldiers to Poland. The opportunity to …
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Polish Ministry of Defense: Ukraine’s information about Russian troops staying in Belarus after Zapad-2017 exercises should be taken seriously
During a broadcast of Polish TV on Saturday, Polish Defense Minister, Antoni Macierewicz, stated that the Ukrainians are very well informed about the joint Russian-Belarusian exercises Zapad 2017, and suggested that Ukraine’s information about that Russian troops staying in Belarus after these exercise should be taken seriously.
"We are carefully studying the information from Ukraine. Ukraine is very well-versed in the affairs of Russians. I would treat their information very seriously," …