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Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Poland's prime minister said on late Wednesday his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine, a comment that appeared aimed at pressuring Kyiv but put Poland's status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)

Poland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russia strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and killing at least 2

By Illia Novikov - Associated Press

A deer stands by hay bales in a field in Czosnow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Sept.18, 2023. Poland, along with Hungary and Slovakia, continue their ban on imports of Ukraine grain, saying it hurts the interests of their farmers. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Grain clash brings tensions between close allies, even in wartime

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Poland's new national soccer team coach Michal Probierz, right, and president of Poland's soccer federation, Cezary Kulesza, left, pose for a photo during a news conference following the appointment, in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, Sept.20, 2023. Probierz is promoted from the under-21 team and takes over from Portuguese Fernando Santos who was fired last week with Poland fourth in its five-team European Championship qualifying group. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Michal Probierz succeeds Fernando Santos as coach of Poland’s national soccer team

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

A deer stands by hay bales in a field in Czosnow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Sept.18, 2023. Poland, along with Hungary and Slovakia, continue their ban on imports of Ukraine grain, saying it hurts the interests of their farmers. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Ukraine complains to WTO about Hungary, Poland and Slovakia banning its food products

By Jamey Keaten and Illia Novikov - Associated Press

Cars queue towards Poland at the Krakovets - Korcheva border crossing point in Krakovets, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Poland has begun enforcing an entry ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars seeking to enter the country. The move comes just days after the nearby Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia banned vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory. (AP Photo/Roman Baluk, File)

Poland imposes EU ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Members of a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum look through the railings of a wall that Poland has built on its border with Belarus to stop massive migrant pressure, in Bialowieza, Poland, on May 28, 2023. Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Thursday Sept. 14, 2023 he was awaiting the results of an investigation into allegations of a cash-for-visa migration scandal of the principally anti-migrant Polish government while the opposition was asking if government officials knew some of this European Union country visas were sold to terrorism suspects. (AP Photo/Agnieszka Sadowska, File)

Poland shaken by reports that consular officials took bribes to help migrants enter Europe and U.S.

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Vitaly from Kiev helps in the kitchen with the Glas family in Dippertz, Germany, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. He arrived in Germany on March 17, together with his family, after fleeing from Kiev. A report says Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they travel to Germany to seek higher wages and government benefits in the rich Western economy. Although the refugees are not economic migrants, they are increasingly taking on work as the war in Ukraine drags on for more than a year and a half. (Daniel Vogl/dpa via AP, File)

With European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

CORRECTS SLUG TO POLAND SANTOS; FILE - Poland's head coach Fernando Santos walks on the pitch after the Euro 2024 group E qualifying soccer match between Albania and Poland in Tirana, Albania, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Fernando Santos' position as Poland coach remained uncertain Tuesday after he met with the president of the country's soccer federation following the team's poor start to European Championship qualifying. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda, File)

Fernando Santos’ future as Poland coach is uncertain after poor start to Euro 2024 qualifying

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Poland's opposition leader and former prime minister, Donald Tusk, look on in parliament in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 26, 2023. Poland's controversial commission for examining Russian influences in Poland, that is seen as targeting the opposition ahead of Oct.15 parliamentary elections will not be formed before that vote, a prominent member of the ruling party said Friday, Aug, 18. The commission is seen as intended to diminish the popularity of main opposition leader Donald Tusk ahead of the elections in which the ruling conservative party is seeking an unprecedented third term. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Poland heads into a divisive election dealing with a war next door

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Harvesters collect wheat in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his government will not lift its embargo on Ukraine grain imports on Thursday because it would hurt the interests of Polish farmers. In accordance with the European Union, the embargo was imposed in April, until Sept. 15 to prevent Ukraine's produce from glutting the Polish market. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Poland says it won’t lift its embargo on Ukraine grain because it would hurt its farmers

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Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the head of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, speaks to a party convention in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Poland conservative ruling party has used Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the German Embassy in negative light in its campaign ahead of crucial parliamentary elections in which it wants to hold on to power. In a campaign spot released Monday, Poland's key politician, ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski pretends to reject a call from Scholz, in a sham gesture of political independence from European Union's leading country. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

A new campaign ad from Poland’s ruling party features Germany’s chancellor in an unfavorable light

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

This undated photo shows Polish farmer Jozef Ulma with his pregnant wife Wiktoria and their six children. The Ulmas were killed with their children by the Nazis in 1944 for having sheltered Jews during World War II. The Ulma family, including the child that Wiktoria was pregnant with, are being beatified by the Vatican in a ceremonious Mass in their home village of Markowa, Poland, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Mateusz Szpytma, Deputy head of Poland's IPN history institute via AP)

Vatican holds unprecedented beatification of Polish family of 9 killed for hiding Jews

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

The leader of Poland's ruling party Jaroslaw Kaczynski ,right, during parliament vote to confirm that a government-planned controversial referendum on migration will be held alongside key parliamentary elections on Oct. 15, at the lower house of parliament in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Aug. 2023. Critics say the referendum is a campaign ploy by ruling Law and Justice party to discredit the opposition and rally voters around government politics. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s political parties reveal campaign programs before the Oct.15 general election

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U.S. troops load equipment onto vehicles in Rzeszow, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) ** FILE **

Poland embraces neighborly role in war against Russia; small airport grows into logistics hub

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - Members of a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum look through the railings of a wall that Poland has built on its border with Belarus to stop massive migrant pressure, in Bialowieza, Poland, on Sunday, 28 May 2023. Poland’s main opposition leader has accused the conservative government of hypocrisy for allegedly admitting large numbers of foreign workers despite its anti-migrant rhetoric and a new border wall. (AP Photo/Agnieszka Sadowska, File)

Poland’s opposition accuses the government of allowing large numbers of migrants, corruption

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Tomasz Włosok poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Green Border' during the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Polish director demands apology from justice minister for comparing her film to Nazi propaganda

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Poland's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, center right, and his counterpart from South Korea, Minister Lee Jong-Sup, center left, attend a military welcome ceremony in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 prior to talks on regional security and Poland's arms purchases from South Korea in the face of war in Poland's neighbour country Ukraine. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland and South Korea plan to hold joint military exercises in Poland soon

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Poland's opposition leader and former prime minister, Donald Tusk, look on in parliament in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 26, 2023. Poland's controversial commission for examining Russian influences in Poland, that is seen as targeting the opposition ahead of Oct.15 parliamentary elections will not be formed before that vote, a prominent member of the ruling party said Friday, Aug, 18. The commission is seen as intended to diminish the popularity of main opposition leader Donald Tusk ahead of the elections in which the ruling conservative party is seeking an unprecedented third term. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Poland’s lawmakers confirm members of divisive commission which critics say targets opposition

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Polish soldiers begin laying a razor wire barrier along Poland's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in Wisztyniec, Poland, Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022. Poland's interior minister says a state-of-the-art electronic barrier is being built on land border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, which is also European Union frontier, to monitor and counteract any illegal activity. Minister Mariusz Kaminski said Tuesday, April 18, 2023 earthwork has begun for the barrier that will be equipped in 24-hour monitoring cameras and motion detectors. (AP Photo/Michal Kosc, File)

Russian ‘hybrid’ war threatens NATO’s eastern flank, Poles warn

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times