Poland

Poland cannot transfer Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine, as the systems deployed in Poland belong to the US military and are also needed to protect Poland from potential Russian attacks, Polish President Andrzej Duda said.

Polish President Andrzej Duda assured that his country would continue to support Ukraine, including helping Ukraine purchase ammunition, and announced that Warsaw would sign a new security agreement with Ukraine as soon as negotiations are completed.

Zelenskyy and Duda discussed a bilateral security agreement, Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the situation in Kharkiv, and Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.

Polish President Andrzej Duda wished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to arrive at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Poland in 2025 in a costume symbolizing the end of the war in Ukraine.

Ukrzaliznytsia has launched a ticket monitoring feature with an automatic purchase option that allows you to track the availability of certain seats or trains between selected cities and automatically buy tickets when they become available.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb called on European countries to focus on immediate assistance to Ukraine and training of their armed forces, rather than speculation about potential Russian aggression outside Ukraine.

From January to March 2024, Ukraine imported $16 billion worth of goods and exported $10 billion worth of goods, with Poland, Spain, and China being the largest export destinations.

About 150 people a day are denied crossing the border due to lack of necessary documents to obtain a permit, while cases of illegal crossing are recorded almost daily, most of them in the direction of Moldova and Romania.

Poland has scrambled F-16 fighter jets due to intense russian missile attacks on Ukraine, launching procedures to ensure the safety of Polish airspace.

A group of more than 220 aggressive migrants from belarus attempted to illegally cross the border into Poland by force, but were repelled by the Polish Border Guard and troops.

Hungary has suspended its participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty following a joint NATO statement after Russia suspended the treaty in 2023.

The situation on the border with Belarus is under full control, and there is no significant threat from the remaining Russian units, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports.

After an intergovernmental meeting between Ukraine and Poland, the situation at the border crossing points has not changed: three directions remain blocked and three are unblocked, said Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

A large-scale emergency power outage occurred in Mykolaiv. Subscribers in many parts of the city were left without power.

Polish farmers do not restrict the passage of humanitarian and urgently needed goods for Ukraine coming from or transiting through Poland.

Enemy forces attacked energy facilities in Mykolaiv and Odesa regions, which led to blackouts in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, and surplus electricity was transferred to Poland.

Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at three border crossings with Ukraine - Yagodyn, Uhryniv and Rava-Ruska - with about 450 trucks waiting in lines, including 230 at the Yagodyn crossing alone.

Biden sharply criticized Israel's actions in Gaza and Netanyahu's approach, calling it a mistake and unacceptable that volunteer aid vehicles were attacked by drones, and called for a ceasefire to ensure access to food and medicine.

Polish police detained a Ukrainian suspected of murdering four men in the Wola district of Warsaw.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine conducted searches in Ukraine and Poland regarding the possible purchase of weapons for the Armed Forces at inflated prices between April 2022 and February 2023.

At night, the enemy attacked energy infrastructure facilities, namely high-voltage substations in Poltava and Lviv regions.

The EU has temporarily agreed to duty-free trade for Ukraine until June 2025, but with the possibility of imposing restrictions on sensitive agricultural products such as poultry, eggs, sugar, oats, cereals, corn, and honey if imports exceed the average level from July 2021 to December 2023.

More than 2,200 troops and 135 ships, aircraft and vehicles from 12 NATO and partner countries take part in the Sea Shield 24 naval exercise in Romania.

As of February 2024, 4. 2 million Ukrainians, accounting for 98% of all recipients, have been granted temporary protection in the EU since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

More than 500 trucks are waiting at the Polish-Ukrainian border, with traffic through Yahodyn, Rava-Ruska and Uhryniv suspended due to Polish farmers blocking these checkpoints, while queues of 900 and 800 trucks are waiting at Krakivets and Shehyni checkpoints, respectively.

According to exit polls, Poland's conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party won the local elections with 33. 7% of support, ahead of the Civic Coalition (KO) with 31.9%.

More than 2,200 military personnel from 12 NATO and partner countries will take part in Exercise Sea Shield 24, which will take place in Romania from April 8-21 and will include maritime and riverine operations in the Black Sea region.

300,000 consumers in Kharkiv and the region are left without electricity due to network restrictions and damage from enemy shelling.

Poland is considering signing a new agreement with Ukraine to replace the current 1992 treaty, with the possibility of strengthening military and security cooperation between the two countries.

Emergency power outages are in effect in five regions of Ukraine, including hourly blackouts in Kharkiv region, despite no shortage in the country's unified energy system.