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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Law Student Accused of Murdering Woman in Grisly Axe Attack at University
A female staffer at the University of Warsaw in Poland was murdered in a grisly axe attack on campus, according to the BBC. The staffer, a 53-year-old porter, came "under attack in the main campus building on" the evening of May 7, 2025, BBC reported. Be forewarned that the details in this article are very disturbing. The suspect is a 22-year-old Polish man with unclear motives. He was described as "a third-year law student who was Polish but not from Warsaw," the BBC reported. The woman and suspect were not named. BBC reported that, after entering the campus, the suspect went to "the university's biggest lecture hall, the Auditorium Maximum building." According to Fox News, police found a severed head at the scene. "Police have detained a man who entered the University of Warsaw campus. One person died, another was taken to hospital with injuries," Warsaw police said, according to Fox. It's not clear whether the victim and suspect knew each other. According to a translation of Polsat News, a Polish-language news site, the suspect has been accused of "murder with particular cruelty, attempted murder and desecration of a corpse." Polsat News reported that the victim was attacked with an axe as she closed "the door to the Auditorium Maximum." A guard at the university tried to help her and "was seriously injured," the site reported. The President of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski wrote, according to Polsat News, that he was "shocked to hear about the macabre crime on the University of Warsaw campus." He expressed the "deepest sympathy" to the "family and loved ones of the murdered woman. I also hope that the man who was injured in the attack and was helping will fully recover." The victim was a mother of three, Polsat News reported.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Polish foreign minister disappointed that country's president did not influence Trump to pressure Russia
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said he is disappointed that President Andrzej Duda did not use his "friendship" with his American counterpart Donald Trump to urge him to put pressure on Russia, but instead said that Ukraine would "have to step down in some sense". Source: Polish news channel Polsat News, as reported by European Pravda Details: When asked about the current situation in Ukraine, Sikorski stated that despite the ambiguous approach of the US administration to the war unleashed by Russia, Ukraine continues to receive support from Washington. Meanwhile, Sikorski admitted he was disappointed with Duda's position. He had hoped that the Polish leader would be able to push the US president to take a firmer stance towards Russia. Quote from Sikorski: "I had hoped that President Duda would use his friendship with President Trump to urge him to put pressure on Russia, but unfortunately, such a conversation does not seem to have taken place. I have made such proposals both privately and publicly." Details: Sikorski added that he would like "these good relations" between Duda and Trump "to bring some benefit to Poland's geopolitical situation and Polish interests". "And when it comes to the essence of the matter, we are not seeing President Duda's influence on President Trump," Sikorski noted. He said that the Polish president should be more engaged in securing a beneficial resolution to the war in Ukraine, rather than being involved in political disputes within Poland. Quote from Sikorski: "Now is almost the last moment to put this friendship on the line for the sake of peace, for Ukraine, for deterring Putin. That is what the president should be doing, not speaking at party conventions." Background: In a recent interview with Euronews, Duda said that Ukraine "will also have to step down in some sense, because that's what will probably happen". In response, Sikorski advised Duda "not to be a Chamberlain" in this war. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Polish president mentions "special spirit", commenting on Zelenskyy-Trump meeting in Vatican
Polish President Andrzej Duda, commenting on the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Pope Francis' funeral, has expressed hope that the "special spirit" of the Vatican would inspire "new ideas" to end the war waged by Russia. Source: Duda in a comment to Polish news channel Polsat News, as reported by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy believes that his meeting with Trump has the potential to become historic. The White House also called the meeting very productive. "I hope that the special spirit that prevails there can inspire new solutions and ideas that will help end this war," Duda said. He also added that a speedy end to the war is in the interests of Poland and the Poles. "It's in the interests of Poland and the Poles that this war ends in a just peace, which will also give us a guarantee of peace, so that we can really develop in peace without fear that someone will attack us," Duda concluded. Background: Notably, after meeting with Zelenskyy in Rome, Trump criticised the latest Russian strikes on civilian cities in Ukraine and expressed doubt that Putin wanted to end the war. Trump has also threatened to impose sanctions on Russia. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Reuters
10-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
US tariff suspension is good news, Polish finance minister says
WARSAW, April 10 (Reuters) - The suspension of U.S. tariffs is good news and shows the U.S. administration's will to deescalate this trade conflict, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Thursday. In a stunning reversal, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would temporarily lower the hefty duties he had imposed on dozens of countries, while further ramping up pressure on China, sending global stocks rocketing higher. "This is positive information. It indicates a desire for some de-escalation on the part of the American administration of this trade conflict," Domanski told private broadcaster Polsat News. "90 days is, I think, enough time to discuss the next steps with a cool head and in a thoughtful manner ... I think we will see a positive reaction on the Polish stock exchange as well." Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last week that the introduction of new tariffs by the United States might reduce the growth rate of the Polish economy by 0.4%.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Increasing brutality' reported as Poland-Belarus border crisis escalates
The migrant crisis on the Poland-Belarus border is escalating with "increasing brutality," the Polish Border Guard and Polish media reported on April 5. Tensions between Poland, a NATO country, and Russian ally Belarus have surged following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Warsaw has also for several years accused Belarus of deliberately pushing migrants into Poland in order to pressure the EU over sanctions, a charge Belarus has denied. Hundreds of illegal migrants, mainly from Sudan and Afghanistan, attempted to enter Poland illegally overnight on April 5, Polsat News reported, citing Polish Defense Minister Vladyslav Kosinyak-Kamysh. "Tonight there were a lot of attempts to cross the border, probably about 300, all thwarted," Kosinyak-Kamysh said in a statement to Polsat News. "It is aimed at attacking Poland, not at trying to find shelter. To cross the border illegally is breaking the law," he added. While describing the situation on the border, Kosinyak-Kamysh said "the brutality is increasing," as those crossing the border were throwing stones and branches, and using angle grinders to cut the barrier. Belarus, led by dictator Alexander Lukashenko, has also provided extensive support to Moscow's war in Ukraine and the Belarusian army regularly conducts military drills along its border with Poland and other EU countries. Elsewhere in central Europe, the Latvian army has started digging an anti-tank ditch as part of the joint Baltic defense line along the country's borders with Russia and Belarus, the Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported on May 2, 2024. Meanwhile, on the Polish-German border, Polish border guards detained two Ukrainians helping migrants from Sudan and Afghanistan to cross the Poland-German border, the Polish Border Guard reported on April 4. Since the beginning of the migration crisis in 2021, at least 740 Ukrainians assisting migrants to leave Poland have been detained. Read also: As Russia refuses to accept ceasefire, will Trump pressure Moscow? We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
