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Poland leads EU push for €127bn in defence loans under SAFE programme
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Eighteen EU member states have submitted requests for a combined €127 billion in defence loans under the...
Nawrocki victory signals new course for Polish politics
WARSAW (Realist English). Poland has elected Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist conservative and former director of the Institute of National Remembrance,...
Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Polish presidency in razor-thin runoff
WARSAW (Realist English). Conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki has narrowly won Poland’s presidential runoff election, securing 50.89% of the vote against...
Poland launches €1 billion expansion of EU’s only broad-gauge rail terminal to boost Ukraine trade and Asia cargo
SŁAWKÓW (Realist English). Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday announced a €1 billion investment plan to expand the Sławków...
Trzaskowski edges first round in Poland’s presidential race, faces tough runoff against right-wing challenger Nawrocki
WARSAW (Realist English). Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly won the first round of Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, setting...
Western leaders demand unconditional ceasefire from Russia during joint visit to Kyiv
KYIV (Realist English). British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister...
Kaczynski: There are signs that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine might end with a compromise
WARSAW (Realist English). The leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said there were signs that the...
Hungary, following Poland, has temporarily banned the import of agricultural products from Ukraine
BUDAPEST (Realist English). The Hungarian government has supported Poland's decision, also banning the import of grain and some other agricultural...
A base for the repair of NATO military equipment opened in Poland
POWIDZ (Realist English). The Polish Ministry of Defense announced the opening of a military logistics and equipment complex in the city...
Turkey elevates Africa as strategic priority amid intensifying global competition
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is placing Africa at the center of its strategic outlook as geopolitical competition on the continent...
Iran faces mounting internal unrest as U.S. pressure intensifies after Venezuela operation
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is confronting a widening convergence of internal unrest and external pressure as protests linked to a...
U.S. to receive up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that interim authorities in Venezuela will transfer between 30 million and 50...
Putin congratulates Orthodox Christians on Christmas, highlights role of faith and tradition
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all citizens celebrating Christmas, in a message published overnight...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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