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A man identified as Pablo González, a freelance journalist from Spain who had been based in Poland since 2019, second from left with shaved head, listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin, back to a camera, speaking to released Russian prisoners, part of the biggest prisoner swap between the United States and Russia in post-Soviet history, upon their arrival at the Vnukovo government airport outside Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Gonzalez had another passport and another name: Pavel Rubtsov. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Spanish journalist or Russian spy? The mystery around Pablo Gonzalez’s double life

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, speaks with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk as they pose for a group photo during an Nuclear Energy Summit at the Expo in Brussels, on March 21, 2024. A diplomatic spat has erupted between Poland and Hungary that lays bare the deep tensions within Europe over how to deal with with Russia when it is waging war on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

A diplomatic spat erupts between Hungary and Poland over conflicting views on Russia

By Vanessa Gera and Balint Domotor - Associated Press

In this photo released by the National Park Service, park staff assess the damage to Biscuit Basin boardwalks after a hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (National Park Service via AP)

Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson and Mead Gruver - Associated Press

Rescuers transport an injured miner to an airborne ambulance near the Rydultowy coal mine near the city of Rybnik, in southern Poland, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Two Polish coal miners were unaccounted for and at least 15 were injured after a powerful tremor shook the Rydultowy coal mine about 1,200 meters (4,000 feet) underground on Thursday, officials said. Rescuers struggled to reach about two dozen others. (AP Photo/Katarzyna Zaremba-Majcher)

Missing Polish coal miner found alive more than two days after an earthquake

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10 miners are injured and rescuers are searching for dozens of others in Polish coal mine accident

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Poland's President Andrzej Duda gives a statement to the media in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 10, 2024, after the arrest of two politicians convicted of abuse of power who had taken refuge for hours in the presidential palace. The office of Poland's president says Abdrzej Duda has spoken on the phone with Congolese president in an effort to obtain the release of a Polish traveller sentenced there for life in prison on charges of sabotage. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Polish leader seeks quick entry for Ukraine, repudiates call to cede territory for peace with Russia

By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Incoming Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy leaves Downing Street in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. Britain's Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded electorate handed the party a landslide victory, but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Britain’s new top diplomat in Poland discusses closer ties with Europe and support for Ukraine

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Police officers are investigating the site of a crash between the white Toyota of eight-time world rally champion Sebastien Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais, left, and a local resident's Ford, right, that collided head-on on a local road near the village of Wlosty, near Goldap in northeastern Poland, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, while the Ogier and Landais were on a reconnaissance run ahead of this week's Rally Poland. Ogier and the Ford's driver were airlifted to hospital while Landais and the Ford's female passenger were taken by ambulances. (Police Office in Goldap via AP Photo)

69-year-old man dies after head-on car crash last week with rally great Ogier in Poland

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right and Poland's President Andrzej Duda attend the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, June 24, 2024. (Pedro Pardo/Pool Photo via AP)

NATO member Poland’s president visits China, expecting to talk to Xi about Ukraine

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A Ukrainian man jumps over fire during a traditional Ukrainian celebration of Kupalo Night, in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Ukrainians in Warsaw jumped over a bonfire and floated braids to honor the vital powers of water and fire on the Vistula River bank Saturday night, as they celebrated their solstice tradition of Ivan Kupalo Night away from war-torn home. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Ukrainians in Warsaw jump over a bonfire, float braids to celebrate solstice custom away from home

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Poland's Robert Lewandowski, left, greets supporters prior to the Group D match between Poland and the Netherlands at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Euro 2024: Poland has an option on Lewandowski for must-win game against Austria

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Poland's Robert Lewandowski greets supporters ahead the international friendly soccer match between Poland and Ukraine at the National stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on June 7, 2024. Poland will have to play its opening game at the European Championship against the Netherlands on Sunday June 16, 2024 without its striker Robert Lewandowski who will miss it out due to a muscle injury. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Euro 2024: Poland missing Lewandowski against Netherlands in opening game of Group D

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A Polish soldier patrols the border with Belarus, in Bialowieza Forest, on May 29, 2024, the day after a young soldier, Mateusz Sitek, was stabbed in the chest by a migrant who thrust a knife through a gap in the fence. He died of his wounds on June 6. The Polish parliament observed a minute of silence to honor him on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure

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A woman wipes away a tear in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 outside a shopping center destroyed in a weekend fire. A weekend fire in a shopping center in Warsaw dealt tragedy to many members of Poland's Vietnamese community. People lost entire livelihoods and say they don't know how they will manage to make a living. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Shopping complex fire inflicts tragedy on Vietnamese community in Poland

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Kosovo's foreign minister and deputy prime minister Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz speaks to The Associated Press in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday May 8, 2024. Kosovo's foreign minister said Wednesday that her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in Ukraine in order for conflict not to spread further in Europe, stressing that her young nation's support for Ukraine is unconditional even though Kyiv has not recognized Kosovo's independence. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Kosovo backs Ukraine even though Kyiv has not recognized its independence, foreign minister says

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Fire damage is visible on the façade of the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The synagogue was attacked with firebombs in the night by an unknown perpetrator, but sustained minimal damage and nobody was hurt. The incident was strongly condemned by political leaders. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Warsaw synagogue attacked with three firebombs in the night, but no one is hurt

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, left, shakes hands with Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski at a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of NATO at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, April 4, 2024. NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better-armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

With war in Ukraine on its border, Poland wants to be among the countries setting Europe’s agenda

By Vanessa Gera and Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk listens to the media in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, March 15, 2024. Tusk is celebrating a victory on Monday, April 22, 2024, after a series of candidates supported by his party won weekend races for mayor. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Polish prime minister celebrates after his party wins a string of cities in mayoral votes

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Leonid Volkov, chief of staff for the 2018 presidential election of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, looks on, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec. 15, 2021. Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced on Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

2 suspects detained in Poland after last month’s attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania

By Liudas Dapkus and Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Poland's President Andrej Duda addresses a media conference at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania during the Three Seas Initiative Summit and Business Forum in Vilnius, April 11, 2024. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in New York. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Trump to meet with Polish President Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support for Ukraine

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press