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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

Poland-Ukraine relations

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)
October 1, 2023, 5:11 am
Is Poland’s government shooting itself in the foot with its cooling stance on Ukraine?
Running for reelection, the ruling Law and Justice party is flailing in every direction to keep its populist credibility, but its latest pivot may have far-reaching implications
By Paul Hockenos
Illustrative: A Leopard 2 tank during a demonstration by the German military near Hannover, Germany, September 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)
January 23, 2023, 11:54 am
Poland to ask Germany for go-ahead to send tanks to Ukraine
But PM says Warsaw will hand over German-made equipment to Ukrainians even if Berlin balks at move; German foreign minister says ‘we won’t stand in the way’
By AP
Polish police chief Jaroslaw Szymczyk (Courtesy/Policja)
December 17, 2022, 8:57 am
Injured Polish police chief fired grenade launcher Ukraine gave as gift – report
Polish media says Jaroslaw Szymczyk accidentally set off weapon in his office, lightly injuring himself and two others
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Polish police chief Jaroslaw Szymczyk (Courtesy/Policja)
December 16, 2022, 8:59 am
Polish police chief in hospital after gift he got from Ukraine official explodes
Jaroslaw Szymczyk suffers minor injuries as present he received during a visit with heads of Ukraine’s police and state emergency services blows up; Warsaw demands explanation
By Agencies
A Celtic Cross is seen on a banner with the Polish and Ukrainian national colors, as participants attend Poland's Independence Day march organized by nationalist groups in Warsaw on November 11, 2022. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)
November 12, 2022, 9:16 am
Ukraine features prominently as far-right Poles stage Independence Day march
‘Hitler is dead but Putin is alive and he is repeating history with the Ukrainians,’ says marcher in Warsaw; ultra-nationalist group rails at ‘Ukrainization of Poland’
By Michel VIATTEAU
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 26, 2022, 11:21 pm
Biden warns Russia: ‘Don’t even think about moving on an inch of NATO territory’
Wrapping up Europe trip, US president tells Ukrainians ‘we stand with you,’ warns world of ‘long fight ahead’; calls invasion a ‘strategic failure’ for Moscow
By Agencies
Ukrainian refugees in the space between border controls at the border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, at Medyka, Poland, and Shehyni, Ukraine, March 15, 2022. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/Times of Israel)
March 17, 2022, 1:43 pm
Chaotic patchwork of volunteers embrace Ukrainian refugees at Medyka border crossing
Vibrant scene and a variety of aid greets a kilometer-long line of uprooted Ukrainians crossing the border into Poland
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Two Polish Air Force Russian made Mig-29's fly above and below two Polish Air Force US made F-16's fighter jets during the Air Show in Radom, Poland, August 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
March 9, 2022, 2:41 am
US blocks Polish attempt to send fighter jets to Ukraine
Warsaw looks to send MiG-29s to American base in Germany in exchange for used F-16s, but Pentagon fears it may be seen as actively entering war, risking a larger fight with Russia
By Vanessa Gera, Lolita C. Baldor and Ellen Knickmeyer
Volunteers work together at a Jewish community crisis center in Warsaw. (Toby Axelrod)
March 7, 2022, 4:32 pm
Inside the Jewish response to the mounting Ukrainian refugee crisis in Poland
With buses, temporary shelters and lots of phone calls, growing number of Jewish locals and groups join efforts to help countless masses fleeing savage fighting in Ukraine
By Toby Axelrod
Polish Army soldiers march in front of a Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet in Janow, Poland, July 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
March 6, 2022, 12:17 pm
US ‘working actively’ on exchange deal with Poland to send fighter jets to Ukraine
Secretary of State Blinken confirms talks underway for Warsaw to send Soviet-era aircraft to Ukraine in exchange for receiving American F-16 fighter jets
By Paul Handley
A Ukranian-Israeli family, including teenagers Valerina and Vera, leave behind a war-torn Ukraine from Lviv on March 2, 2022 (Credit: Lazar Berman)
March 2, 2022, 5:23 pm
Israeli tourists, cousins of Jews board rescue bus from Lviv to Poland
Embassy staff, currently in Poland, organize transportation for dozens of citizens and relatives to flee Ukraine as Russian forces encircle major cities
By Lazar Berman
Poland's Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich speaks during an interview in Warsaw on February 28, 2022. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
March 1, 2022, 12:50 am
Poland’s chief rabbi leads effort to receive Ukrainian Jewish refugees
Michael Shudrich says dozens have been helped by ad hoc crisis group, as community prepares for many more displaced people fleeing Russian invasion
By Lazar Berman
Ukrainian refugees walk along vehicles lining up to cross the border from Ukraine into Moldova, at Mayaky-Udobne crossing border point near Mayaky-Udobne, Ukraine, on February 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
February 26, 2022, 10:52 pm
Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians have fled the country; UN fears 4 million could do so
Civilians pour into Poland and other neighboring countries; UN refugee agency expects numbers to soar if situation deteriorates further
By Vanessa Gera and Adam Pemble
A woman walks by a large print at a photographic memorial for those killed in the confrontation between Ukraine's military and the pro-Russia separatist forces in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 23, 2022. (Vadim Ghirda/AP)
February 24, 2022, 7:49 am
Russia-Ukraine: What to know as Moscow launches major attack
As Putin begins invasion with assault on Ukrainian cities, he warns world to not interfere; US, NATO vow response, expected to come in form of sanctions
By Jim Heintz, Raf Casert and Ellen Knickmeyer
A Ukrainian serviceman walks along a trench at a position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near Gorlivka, Donetsk region, on April 14, 2021. (STR/AFP)
April 15, 2021, 11:50 pm
Ukraine condemns Russia’s ‘open’ threats ahead of meeting with France, Germany
Kyiv’s allies vow support as fears grow over massive Russian military buildup on border and an uptick in clashes with separatists
By Olga SHYLENKO
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