The Polish minister said that it “will take another decade” to reach Trump’s proposed goal, but that the U.S. president-elect “should not be criticized for setting a really ambitious target because otherwise there will be some countries that will continue to debate whether more spending is really needed.” The proposed 5 percent target is more … Read more
Polls suggest the election will be decided in a runoff vote between Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, the candidate for Tusk’s Civic Platform, and historian Karol Nawrocki, who has been nominated as PiS’s candidate despite not being a member of the party. Nawrocki is currently trailing behind on 26.2 percent, with Trzaskowski being predicted 35.7 percent, according to … Read more
The strategist claimed Nawrocki’s strength lies with his working-class background, which makes him feel at ease while meeting “normal people,” be they rural women, local firemen, or “anyone, really, who grew up in a block of flats,” a typical reference to unprivileged life in Poland. “Trzaskowski is the candidate of the elites, he just doesn’t … Read more
“We invited the entire diplomatic corps, but after the situation with Mr. Romanowski, [Foreign] Minister Sikorski sent a note to the Hungarian ambassador that he was not a welcome guest at the theater,” said Polish Deputy European Affairs Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka. She added that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was not invited either. “We are waiting to … Read more
Tusk also acknowledged the historical “ups and downs” that have occurred in relations between Kyiv and Warsaw. Responding to a question from a reporter about lingering bad blood from the World War II Volhynia massacre, in which a Ukrainian guerrilla group killed tens of thousands of Poles within an ethnic cleansing mission, Tusk said it … Read more
Heute Thüringen, gestern Brandenburg, kommende Woche Sachsen. Im Osten hat das Wagenknecht-Bündnis bei jeder der Wahlen eines Ministerpräsidenten ein Wort mitzureden. In Brandenburg und Thüringen als Koalitionspartner, in Sachsen als Zünglein an der Waage für eine Minderheitsregierung. Während die Wahl von Dietmar Woidke zumindest im zweiten Wahlgang erledigt war, wird heute in Thüringen alles komplizierter. … Read more
“I am ready to represent everyone in Poland,” Nawrocki told a PiS convention in Kraków, Poland’s second-largest city and its longtime historic capital, referencing his working class background. “I’ve led a normal and humble life,” Nawrocki added in a swipe at Trzaskowski, whom PiS has long painted as elitist. “Millions believed Poland could get better, … Read more
“I would like to thank you all so much. I’ve got a very strong mandate, courage and determination to defeat PiS,” Trzaskowski said after the results were announced Saturday just before noon. He is expected to present a detailed campaign platform on Dec. 7. Five years ago, Trzaskowski led a campaign for the Polish presidency … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed early Friday that Moscow fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile into Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv’s use of advanced weapons provided by the United States and the United Kingdom earlier this week. Responding to Putin’s announcement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s decision was a sign of … Read more
The shift by the White House comes as Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region brace for an assault by some 50,000 troops — including 10,000 North Korean soldiers — and as President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to strike a peace agreement immediately upon taking office, stoking fears in Kyiv he could press Ukraine to make … Read more
