Poland

Poland’s plea for a no‑fly zone exposes NATO’s cold calculus When 19 drones crossed into Polish airspace last week — some shot down by Polish and Dutch jets, debris raining on villages and a home in Wyryki‑Wola left scarred by shrapnel — Warsaw treated the incident as more than a security breach. It was a prod: an urgent reminder that the Russia‑Ukraine war is spilling beyond Ukraine’s borders and onto NATO’s doorstep. Poland’s foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, told Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine that NATO and the…

European Union foreign ministers recently gathered in Brussels, but they failed to reach a consensus on suspending political dialogue with Israel. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski shared this update following the discussions. Josep Borrell, the EU's departing foreign policy chief, urged his fellow ministers to evaluate whether Israel has violated the human rights stipulations contained in the EU-Israel Association Agreement. This subject has gained importance against the backdrop of ongoing violence. In remarks…

Cristiano Ronaldo revels in yet another goal, doubling Portugal's lead over Poland © Sergei GAPON / AFPFor the third consecutive Nations League match, Ronaldo scored, helping Portugal achieve a stellar 3-1 victory against Poland on a lovely Saturday.In Warsaw's Group A1 tussle, Bernardo Silva and Ronaldo put Portugal comfortably 2-0 ahead by halftime.Poland's Piotr Zielinski sparked a glimmer of hope with a late goal in the second half, but any comeback dreams were dashed when Jan Bednarek unintentionally scored in his own…

Poland is locked in a legal battle with the European Union over the legitimacy of legal and constitutional reforms exercised by its Conservative ruling party that could trigger Poland's withdrawal from the EU bloc. Under the leadership of the Populist Party for Law and Justice (PiS), the Polish government has pursued extensive reforms that it says are necessary to fight corruption, but critics say they are expanding the government's powers and defying the democratic values ​​that EU law upholds. Poland's abortion rights…