Poland
Poland has issued a navigational warning about the possible activation of military aircraft along its borders with Russia and Belarus due to "unplanned military actions.
Poland announces increased checks and inspections of goods from Ukraine at border crossings to protect domestic agriculture.
Poland allocated a loan for joint arms production between Ukraine and Poland, as Ukrainian-Polish relations improved after Poland joined the G7 Vilnius Declaration on Security Assurances and agreed to coordinate European integration mechanisms.
Due to the surplus of electricity in Ukraine, electricity was exported to Poland, and exports to Moldova are planned for today, although attacks on energy facilities have caused interruptions in supply.
Polish President Andrzej Duda's comments on whether Ukraine will return Crimea provoked a reaction from the Ukrainian ambassador.
The IMF Managing Director said that European governments should be more resistant to demands to increase financial support for protesting farmers.
The District Court of the Polish city of Bialystok sentenced a Russian and a Belarusian to four years in prison each for espionage in favor of Russia, which consisted of collecting military information and passing it to Russian intelligence from 2017 to 2022.
Poland withdraws lawsuits against EU climate change policy filed by the previous Law and Justice government.
Polish farmers are planning to block the border with Ukraine again to protest the European Commission's decision to extend trade privileges for Ukrainian agricultural exports.
Syrian citizens are being deceived into signing contracts with the Russian military, promising them jobs and citizenship, but in reality being sent to fight in Ukraine.
The majority of Poles support the deployment of Polish air defense near the border with Ukraine to shoot down Russian missiles and drones flying toward Poland.
Businesses have downgraded their assessments of current operations and prospects due to the intensification of hostilities, rising costs, and uncertainty.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized the need to be more mobile tactically and in means to defeat the enemy, noting that technology has an advantage over tradition, allowing for more contactless operations and reduced losses.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine denied providing former advisor to the head of the OP Oleksiy Arestovych with documents for traveling abroad and called the reports that he left Ukraine in September 2013 on their letter a fake.
European leaders consider the concessions insignificant, as they avoided a scenario in which Orban would be able to veto funding for Ukraine every year.
In January, the Ministry of Defense authorized more than 40 weapons and military equipment, including self-propelled artillery systems, mortars, specialized equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ammunition made in Ukraine and abroad, for use in the army.
This week, the European Commission will start informal meetings to discuss the 13th package of sanctions against russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The proposals are expected to focus on closing loopholes in existing sanctions.
Ukraine is actively developing partnerships in the defense industry, having concluded dozens of agreements on joint arms production with more than two dozen countries.
The European Commission's proposal to extend the 'economic visa-free regime' for Ukraine will help lift the bans on agricultural imports imposed by Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The European Commission has proposed to extend the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the EU for another year, while proposing measures to protect sensitive EU agricultural products.
According to the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, russia is deliberately disrupting GPS in Europe to test equipment and interference capabilities amid potential future conflicts with NATO.
Poland has announced the return to the Netherlands of 18 tons of electronics intended for recycling, which it said had been illegally imported into the country.
The Netherlands proposes to return some Ukrainian refugees to the relatively safe western regions of Ukraine. The proposal was made by members of the Farmer-Citizen Movement party during the debate on the government's refugee budget. Other parties criticized the proposal, noting that rocket attacks are also taking place in western Ukraine.
Maryna Vroda's film about an elderly man and his mother's last days impressed the jury with its melancholic depiction of life in a country that is disappearing.
In 2023, Ukraine was ranked 104th out of 180 countries in the Global Corruption Perceptions Index, improving its position by 3 points and receiving 36 points out of 100. Over the past 10 years since the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine has added 11 points, the largest increase among the current EU candidate countries.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will visit Moldova and Poland from January 29 to February 1 to discuss further support for Ukraine. She plans to meet with high-ranking officials from both countries to discuss regional security issues and opportunities for further cooperation against threats from Russia and Belarus.
The European Commission may approve the extension of preferential trade with Ukraine until 2025, taking into account Poland's proposals to restrict imports of certain Ukrainian goods.
The Polish minister answered the question whether the government is considering imposing unilateral restrictions on imports from Ukraine if the decision of the European Commission, which may decide to extend the rules of trade liberalization with Ukraine this week, is not enough.
About 1,300 trucks are currently waiting to enter Ukraine from the Polish side of the border, but border guards say drivers will not have to wait long to cross due to the high volume of traffic. Every day, about 3,000 trucks cross the border in both directions.
The leader of the Hungarian far-right party Mi Hazánk said that they would "claim" the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine if Ukraine loses the war with Russia. At the same time, the Hungarian far-right political force supports an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the path of negotiations.