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US approves over $500m for military infrastructure projects in Poland
WARSAW (Realist English). The United States has approved more than $500 million in investments for the development of military infrastructure...
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...
US and China strike cautious tone at Munich Security Conference
MUNICH (Realist English). The United States and China signaled a willingness to manage their strategic rivalry during back-to-back speeches at...
Russia’s external public debt rises above $60bn for first time since 2006
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s external public debt stood at $61.97 billion as of February 1, 2026, according to data from...
Stephen Miller’s growing influence reshapes Trump’s second-term agenda
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Stephen Miller, a senior White House adviser long associated with hardline immigration policies, has become one of...
Trump favors renewed Iran diplomacy after talks with Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said he wants to continue pursuing a diplomatic agreement with Iran following a three-hour...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
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...
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