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Poland announces plan to recover $850 billion in reparations from Germany
Polish authorities estimated the damage inflicted on the country by the Wehrmacht troops during the Second World War at $850 billion and intend to recover this amount from Germany. According to Rzeczpospolita, the head of the reparations commission of the Sejm, Arkadiusz Mularczyk said that the commission will report to the government this year on the amount of reimbursements that Poland could demand from Germany.
According to Mularczyk, $850 billion is a reasonable amount that will compensate …
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Ukraine and Moldova call on European countries to stop Nord Stream-2 pipeline
The Speakers of the Parliaments of Ukraine and Moldova signed an open letter to the Chairmen of the Parliaments of the European countries calling the Nord Stream-2 pipeline “a destabilizing factor”, as reported by the press service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. In particular, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, and the speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Andrian Candu, recognized the Nord Stream-2 as Russia’s attempt to weaken Ukraine and Moldova.
"In this …
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Media: US put forward an ultimatum to Poland because of the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance
Because of Poland's dispute with Israel, the US administration sent a signal to Warsaw that Polish authorities should not expect to meet either President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence until the crisis is resolved, reports the Polish newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
The newspaper’s sources close to Polish diplomacy said that "the United States put forward an ultimatum" and the high-level meetings are "frozen" until the Polish-Israeli dispute is resolved.
In May, the chairmanship …
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NATO: Russian S-400 missiles systems are not compatible with Alliance's missile defense
Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller said that during arms purchases the lack of compatibility of Russian S-400 air defense missile system with the NATO missile defense must be taken into account.
"As for the missile defense system, NATO members believe that the greatest effectiveness can be achieved only through the interaction of NATO systems. We want to study these systems. The S-400 system doesn’t integrate with other NATO members' systems, and it is necessary to study this …
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Ukraine starts buying gas from Polish PGNiG
Ukrainian Naftogaz and the Polish company PGNiG signed a contract for the supply of gas to Ukraine in March 2018, as reported by the press service of the Ukrainian company.
Supplies began on the morning of March 2nd via the Hermanowice node. During this month, according to the terms of the agreement, the Polish company will supply Ukraine with more than 60 million cubic meters of gas.
At the same time, PGNiG head, Piotr Wozniak, indicated their readiness to increase the volume of supplies or …