Contents tagged with Poland
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Stoltenberg: Russia is the reason for stationing NATO troops in the Baltics and Poland
The presence of NATO battalions in the Baltic States and Poland is associated with the military ambitions of Russia, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, said.
“The reason for placing the four battalions of NATO in the Baltic States and Poland is that we saw the military ambitions of Russia and its desire to use force against its neighbors,” Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, August 7, 2016, speaking during the International Conference “Europe’s …
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Polish Defense Minister accuses Russia of planning plane crash near Smolensk that killed President Kaczynski
Previously unknown materials related to the crash near Smolensk in 2010, which killed 96 people including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, will soon be unveiled in Poland.
This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Poland, Antoni Macierewicz, Radio Poland reports.
According to the minister, these materials include new recordings of conversations from the crew of the crashed Tu-154. In particular, he said, evidence will be presented that will prove that “the purpose of the actions of …
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Media: Belarusian and Russian militaries are jamming mobile communications along border with Poland
Residents in the northeastern regions of Poland have begun to experience certain difficulties due to the proximity of Russian and Belarusian military units, as stated in a publication of Belarus Partisan.
Military communications used by the security forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus emit powerful signals. As a result, Polish cellular signals in the interference zone are suppressed, Rzeczpospolita asserts. In order to use their cellular phones, Poles are forced to buy sim cards from …
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Poland holds emergency meeting as Russia tests combat readiness
The unexpected start of the test of the Russian army’s combat readiness has alarmed the Defense Ministry of Poland. Radio Poland reports that the ministry has held an emergency meeting.
It was reported that the heads of the Operational Command of the Armed Forces, the Military Counterintelligence Service and the Military Intelligence were urgently summoned on the orders of the Polish Defense Minister, Antoni Macierewicz.
A Polish military attaché in Moscow was also summoned to the Russian …
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Media reported on construction of a fence on the border between Poland and Russia's Kaliningrad region
A fence with barbed wire appeared on the border of Poland and Russia in the Kaliningrad region. Construction of the fence near the border of the Russian Federation has been going on for more than a month, Radio Poland reported.
"We don't know why this fence is needed. Work has been underway for some time, but we don't know why the fence is being built and what its function is," an ensign of the Warmian - Masurian Border Guard Service, Anna Lusnia, said.
The Polish radio station Radio ZET also …
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Poland begins to purchase Iranian oil as an alternative to imports from Russia
Oil trader Mercuria, the largest seller of Russian Urals oil in Poland, is closing down its oparations with Urals oil and emptying Russian oil out of its tanks in the port of Gdansk, Reuters reports.
It is noted that the oil trader will use a tanker to bring in Iranian oil. Mercuria will send more than 250,000 tons of unsold Urals oil to Asia using the super tanker Atlantas (VLCC). The same tanker will bring back two million barrels of Iranian oil to Gdansk.
According to the agency, Polish …
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Poland charges Russian pilot who violated Polish airspace in light aircraft
The district prosecutor's office of the Polish city of Czestochowa filed charges against the pilot of the Russian plane who violated its flight-restricted area. A representative’s report from the District Attorney’s office states that "On August 8th, the prosecutor indicted a 46-year-old Russian citizen for committing a crime, namely the violation of the air law regulations.”
The report stated that the pilot was questioned as a suspect. He did not plead guilty, but filed a request for …
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The Netherlands and Germany to carry out anti-ballistic missile tests in Crete
Germany and the Netherlands will conduct joint tests of air and missile defense systems with the use of Patriot missiles in October on the Greek island of Crete. These tests are aimed at developing a model for deployment of air and missile defense systems in Poland and the Baltic countries, German General Michael Gschossmann stated in his interview with Reuters.
General Gschossmann, the Commander of ground-based units of Germany’s Air Force reported that joint operations should help NATO to …
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Poland seeks to become mediator in pursuing closer relations between the EU and Belarus
Ryszard Terlecki, the Vice Speaker of the lower house of the Polish Parliament, said that Warsaw, to a certain extent, would like to be a mediator in pursuing closer relations between Belarus and the European Union, Radio Polsha reported.
Terlecki explained that due to the historical and cultural ties between Poland and Belarus, Warsaw would be able to fit the role of mediator quite naturally.
According to the Vice Speaker, Belarus is in an important geopolitical position, and the EU is …
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Polish state-owned company begins delivering gas to Ukraine
Polish State gas company PGNiG announced on Thursday, August 4, 2016 that it will begin to deliver gas to industrial consumers as part of an agreement with a private Ukrainian gas supplier, Eru Trading. Details about volumes and terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
According to Reuters, Poland and Ukraine, which depend on natural gas supplies from Russia, intend to expand the exchange between the gas transportation systems to 5-8 billion cubic meters of gas from the current 1.5 …