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Op-ed

Actions of Poland, Baltic States Undermine ‘Entire Post-War World System’, Russian Senator Says

Posted on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020By Editor

Russia has become locked in a dispute with Poland and the Baltic States over the origins of WWII after the European Parliament passed a resolution in September on the history of the conflict. The resolution claimed that the 1939 non-aggression treaty between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany led to the start of the war. … Read More >Actions of Poland, Baltic States Undermine ‘Entire Post-War World System’, Russian Senator Says

EU

Newly released PHOTOS of top Nazi officer give rare glimpse of life inside Sobibor death camp

Posted on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020By Editor

The new release of photos belonging to a Nazi commander at the Sobibor death camp sheds new light on the Holocaust site, of which very few images were known to exist. Sobibor was destroyed by the Nazis after a prisoner uprising. … Read More >Newly released PHOTOS of top Nazi officer give rare glimpse of life inside Sobibor death camp

Russia

‘Insulting our grandparents’: Putin’s spokesman blasts Zelensky for insinuating USSR started World War II

Posted on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020By Editor

Not content with simply watching Russia and Poland’s war-of-words over the history of World War II, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to join the fray on Monday, accusing the USSR of jointly starting the conflict. … Read More >‘Insulting our grandparents’: Putin’s spokesman blasts Zelensky for insinuating USSR started World War II

World

Polish PM ‘killed his own humanity’ with propagandist op-ed accusing Moscow of ‘Holocaust revisionism’ – Zakharova

Posted on January 23, 2020January 23, 2020By Editor

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova fired off a caustic rebuttal to Poland’s prime minister after he penned an op-ed accusing Moscow of overstating its role in defeating the Nazis during World War II. … Read More >Polish PM ‘killed his own humanity’ with propagandist op-ed accusing Moscow of ‘Holocaust revisionism’ – Zakharova

EU

Photos: US Armored Carrier Catches Fire Amid NATO Show of Strength Against Russia

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020By Editor

Firefighters were called to assist the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the US Army Europe over the weekend after their armored infantry carrier burst into flames while traveling through the Polish village of Gorzekaly. … Read More >Photos: US Armored Carrier Catches Fire Amid NATO Show of Strength Against Russia

World

‘We wanted to be Red Army soldiers’: Polish veterans recall childhood memories of Warsaw’s liberation

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

It is often said that truth is the first casualty of war – and, indeed, when the bombs have stopped falling, the blood has been shed and the troops have stood down, another kind of war begins: A war of memories. … Read More >‘We wanted to be Red Army soldiers’: Polish veterans recall childhood memories of Warsaw’s liberation

World

75 years later: Newly-released wartime docs debunk myths about WWII’s liberation of Warsaw

Posted on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020By Editor

Warsaw was liberated by Soviet forces 75 years ago today — and Polish officials have cloaked the pivotal event in myths ever since. Yet, newly-released historical documents help shed some light on the truth. … Read More >75 years later: Newly-released wartime docs debunk myths about WWII’s liberation of Warsaw

EU

US sanctions will delay Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline but WON’T END IT, Polish PM admits

Posted on January 12, 2020January 12, 2020By Editor

The Polish prime minister has admitted that US sanctions will fail to torpedo the major Baltic Sea pipeline intended to supply Germany with Russian natural gas, and says he wishes the project had “never begun in the first place.” … Read More >US sanctions will delay Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline but WON’T END IT, Polish PM admits

Poland brings home 100 tons of gold from Bank of England

Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019By Editor

Poland, which has been rapidly boosting its bullion reserves over the past two years, has repatriated around 100 tons of gold from the Bank of England’s vaults in London. … Read More >Poland brings home 100 tons of gold from Bank of England

Denmark greenlights gas pipeline to Poland while stalling on Russia’s Nord Stream 2

Posted on October 26, 2019October 26, 2019By Editor

Denmark has given the final nod to the construction of the Baltic Pipe set to bring Norweigan natural gas to Poland via Danish waters. Meanwhile, Copenhagen continues to delay the approval of the Russia-EU Nord Stream 2 pipeline. … Read More >Denmark greenlights gas pipeline to Poland while stalling on Russia’s Nord Stream 2