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South Korea delegation walks next to the Thunder K9 howitzers in the Polish Navy port of Gdynia, Poland, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Poland's President Andrzej Duda and the defense minister on Tuesday welcomed the first delivery of tanks and howitzers from South Korea, hailing the swift implementation of a deal signed in the summer in the face of the war in neighbouring Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

First delivery of S. Korean heavy weapons comes to Poland

Polish President Andrzej Duda and the country’s defense minister have taken delivery of a first shipment of tanks and howitzers from South Korea, hailing the swift implementation of a deal signed in the summer in the face of the war in neighboring Ukraine.

This photo mad available by Ukrainian doctor Oleh Duda shows the moment when lights at a hospital went out as he was performing complicated, dangerous surgery on a bleeding patient at the hospital in western city of Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Russia's devastating strikes on Ukraine's power grid have strained and disrupted the country’s health care system, already battered by years of corruption, mismanagement, the COVID-19 pandemic and nine months of war. (Oleh Duda via AP)

Surgeons work by flashlight as Ukraine power grid battered

FILE - Polish President Andrzej Duda listens through an earpiece to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a joint news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Russian comedians pretending to be the French president tricked the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, into giving them sensitive information after a missile exploded in eastern Poland last week. Duda’s office confirmed on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022 that he was put through to a person claiming to be France’s Emmanuel Macron last week. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)

Polish leader briefs Russian pranksters posing as Macron

Children look at a crater created by an explosion in a residential area after Russian shelling in Solonka, Lviv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack

Kristian Pedersen of Cologne, left, and Milan Petrzelka of Slovackos in action during the 5th round soccer match of the European Conference League between FC Slovackos and Cologne, in Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Dalibor Gluck/CTK via AP)

Cologne wins Conference League game delayed a day by fog

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Poland buries remains of historic democratic leaders

Poland has brought back from England and ceremoniously reburied the remains of three presidents-in-exile whose service during World War II and the Cold War preserved the nation’s democratic tradition while the country was under oppression.

Poland wary of Russia’s potential nuclear threat

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government is closely monitoring Russia’s movements in neighboring Ukraine to prepare for the Kremlin’s potential use of nuclear or chemical weapons, the central European country’s deputy defense minister said Wednesday.

Polish official with doubted assassination theory honored

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Andrzej Duda of Poland on Friday awarded the country’s top civilian honor to a communist-era pro-democracy fighter who recently was accused in the media of manipulating evidence while investigating a presidential plane crash in Russia that killed 96 prominent Poles.

Poland opens new sea waterway to cut dependence from Russia

Poland’s top leaders celebrated the opening of a new canal that they say will mean ships no longer must secure Russia’s permission to sail from the Baltic Sea to Vistula Lagoon ports.

Poland, South Korea seal $3 billion military aircraft deals

Poland has sealed $3 billion deals with South Korea for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50 fighter planes as the central European country takes urgent steps to increase its deterrence and defense capabilities amid Russia’s war on neighboring Ukraine.

People stand on the city's main intersection holding national flags and flares to observe a minute of silence for the fighters and victims of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupiers, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday Aug. 1, 2022. Poles are marking the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a doomed revolt against Nazi German forces during World War II. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Poles mark 1944 revolt against Nazis; compare it to Ukraine

Poles are marking the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a doomed revolt against Nazi German forces during World War II.

FILE - Poland President Andrzej Duda speaks as he arrives at the NATO Heads of State summit in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. The Polish president says Poland and Israel have taken a step toward normalizing diplomatic ties as the Israeli ambassador officially presented his credentials in Warsaw. President Andrzej Duda tweeted that he and Israeli President Issac Herzog have “agreed that it’s time to return to normal relations.” (Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)

Poland, Israel improve ties as ambassador starts work

The Polish president says Poland and Israel have taken a step toward normalizing diplomatic ties as the Israeli ambassador officially presented his credentials in Warsaw.

Poland marks WWII-era massacre by Ukrainian nationalists

Poland’s leaders have marked the anniversary of the World War II-era Ukrainian massacre of Poles by stressing that only the full truth about the neighborly violence that Poland describes as genocide can strengthen and serve bilateral ties in the future.

Polish and Lithuanian leaders meet troops at NATO bottleneck

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EU official says Poland’s judiciary changes insufficient

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A patched-up dispute between the European Union and Poland over judicial independence revived Thursday when a top EU official said new Polish regulations did not meet expectations, threatening the flow of billions of euros in recovery funds to Warsaw.

Polish President Andrzej Duda, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak after at a joint news conference with Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the headquarters of Poland's Power Grid in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland, Thursday, June 2, 2022. The independence of Poland's courts is at the heart of a dispute with the European Union, which has withheld billions of euros in pandemic recovery funds. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Poland changes judiciary law; demands EU release COVID funds

Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed into law regulations replacing the controversial body disciplining judges with a new accountability panel.

Poland’s divisive disciplinary body restores judge to work

Poland’s controversial disciplinary chamber of the top court has changed its own previous ruling and ordered an outspoken judge reinstated to work.

Patients rest at Pokrovsk hospital in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Russia presses Donbas attacks as Polish leader praises Kyiv

Russia’s war with Ukraine isn’t confined to Ukraine’s east. Powerful explosions were heard early Monday in the town of Korosten, about 160 kilometers, or 100 miles, west of Kyiv.

A man stands in a house damaged by shelling in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for POWs

As the West rallies behind Ukraine in its war with Russia, Polish President Andrzej Duda has arrived in Ukraine on an unannounced visit.

Poland’s controversial central bank chief secures 2nd term

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s controversial central bank chief narrowly won a second term Thursday after the country’s governing coalition was able to muster enough votes in parliament for his re-election.

In this photo released by the Office of the President of Poland U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, left, and Poland's President Andrzej Duda shake hands in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, May 2, 2022. (Marek Borawski/Office of the President of Poland)

Pelosi thanks Poland for Ukraine support, meets president

A top-level U.S. congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has visited Warsaw to express gratitude to Poles for their humanitarian and other support for Ukraine.

CAPTION CORRECTS THE NAME - Poland's President Andrzej Duda, centre left, and Auschwitz Survivor from U.S. Edward Mosberg, centre right, attend the March of the Living annual observance that was not held for two years due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, in Oswiecim, Poland, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Only eight survivors and some 2,500 young Jews and non-Jews are taking part in the annual march that is scaled down this year because of the war in neighboring Ukraine that is fighting Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish leader calls for Ukraine unity at Holocaust event

Polish President Andrzej Duda has denounced Russia’s war against Ukraine as he joined Holocaust survivors and people from around the world at an annual observance at the former site of Auschwitz.

The urn with ashes and a photo of Poland's award-winning composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki during his much-delayed burial service at St. Peter and Paul Church in Krakow, Poland, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Penderecki died in March 2020, at 86, but his state funeral was delayed by two years by the global COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo)

Poland holds composer Penderecki’s state funeral after delay

The ashes of Poland’s award-winning composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki have been laid to rest in a state ceremony after a two-year delay.

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Polish President Andrzej Duda smile during a military welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Biden sends subtle message to Polish leaders on democracy

President Joe Biden used his speech in Poland’s capital to forcefully denounce Russia’s Vladimir Putin, but Biden seemed to have a more subtle message for his Polish hosts.

Ukrainian refugees with children board transport at a square next to a railway station in Przemysl, Poland, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

‘No mercy': Mariupol bombing compared to Nazi war crimes

The president of Poland has compared Russia’s attacks on Ukraine to Nazi forces during World War II.

President Joe Biden waves to the pilots on Marine One as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 20, 2022, after spending the weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

In visit, Biden will thank Polish leader for refugee efforts

President Joe Biden will thank Poland’s president for the country’s efforts to shelter Ukrainian refugees as part of his trip this week to Europe as Russian forces bear down in a nearly-month old invasion.

President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Washington. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House: Biden to visit Poland on Europe trip this week

President Joe Biden has added a stop in Poland to his upcoming trip to Europe for urgent talks with NATO and European allies.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the palace in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trudeau: Canada will take as many Ukraine refugees as it can

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his country will take as many refugees fleeing war in Ukraine “as we can.”

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a joint press conference with Poland's President Andrzej Duda on the occasion of their meeting at Belwelder Palace, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

US VP Harris embraces call for war crimes probe of Russia

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, including a maternity hospital.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the media at Lask air base in Poland, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Their meeting took place as Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine's second-largest city again Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital Kyiv. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

NATO chief sees no need to change nuclear alert level

NATO’s chief says the alliance sees no need to change its nuclear weapons alert level, despite Russia’s threats on such weapons.

French Minister for European Affairs Clement Beaune speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of General Affairs ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU says concerns over rule of law in Poland persist

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official said Tuesday that serious concerns remain about the respect for rule of law in Poland despite plans by the country’s president to abolish a disputed legal chamber.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping seen on podium and his wife Peng Liyuan host a banquet to welcome distinguished guests from around the world who attended the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Winter Olympics open Friday night, inviting the world back — sort of — for the pandemic era's second Games, this time as an emboldened and more powerful nation whose government's authoritarian turn provoked some countries' leaders to stay home. (Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP)

Xi meets Poland, Pakistan leaders in Olympic diplomacy

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Polish President Andrzej Duda pose for a photo during their meeting in the southern Polish city of Wisla, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Poland for two days of talks with his Polish counterpart as fears run high that Russia could invade Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Breaking EU ranks, Polish leader in Beijing diplomacy push

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Alone among his fellow European Union leaders, Poland’s president was in Beijing Friday for the Winter Olympics opening in what his office said was a bid to maintain good ties with China and lobby for an easing of Russia-Ukraine tensions.

Polish president proposes abolishing disputed court chamber

Polish President Andrzej Duda says he is sending to parliament a draft law that would abolish a top court’s disciplinary chamber in order to end a bitter dispute with the European Union, that “Poland does not need.”