Three men with links to Russia’s secret services have been jailed in Lithuania for desecrating a monument to an anti-Soviet resistance leader. Prosecutors said the actions were aimed at undermining security and stability in the Baltic nation. Read more ⤵️

A Czech–Slovak fundraiser has raised more than €1 million to purchase 50 evacuation vehicles for Ukraine’s armed forces. The campaign, dubbed another "Gift for Putin," comes ahead of Christmas as a public show of solidarity with the embattled country.

Greenland’s prime minister has vowed to "fight for our freedom" after Donald Trump renewed his calls for the United States to take over the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Russia has unveiled plans to bring back airships as a potential solution to transport challenges in remote and poorly connected parts of the country. Read more ⤵️

Armed Forces of Ukraine said its troops have pulled out of the embattled eastern town of Siversk amid heavy Russian attacks. The move comes as Russia presses an offensive aimed at threatening key cities critical to Ukraine’s eastern defences. Read more ⤵️

Polish police say they have identified two suspects believed to be behind false claims blaming a Ukrainian girl for the killing of an 11-year-old schoolmate.

Two Polish men have been detained on a suspicion of being connected with the murder of German citizens in Spain.

A deadly fire broke out at a ship repair facility in western Russia, according to local authorities. Residents reported hearing powerful explosions as the blaze spread.

Two men have been charged with large-scale electricity theft after investigators uncovered a hidden cryptocurrency mining operation inside one of Poland’s top courts. The scheme reportedly ran for years, causing losses estimated at nearly €600,000. Read more ⤵️

Zookeepers have announced the death of Pelagia, the oldest hippopotamus in Poland. The 40-year-old was one of the most popular animals at Warsaw Zoo. Read more ⤵️

Cocaine concealed in wine shipments led to the arrest of a 65-year-old Polish man, suspected of smuggling the drug into Europe. Detained in Panama, he has now been extradited to Poland and placed in pretrial detention.

Finland plans to increase its total military manpower to one million over the next five years as NATO warns of a long-term Russian threat to Europe.

10,000 pounds of rubbish has been removed by a Polish diver and YouTube creator who, over the past two years, has almost single-handedly hauled tons of trash from the depths of a vast 1,781-hectare lake, turning an online passion into an environmental mission. Read more ⤵️

Just 48% of Polish Christmas tables will feature carp this year. Long a mandatory centerpiece of Christmas Eve dinners rooted in centuries of tradition and religious fasting, the once-untouchable festive fish has now lost its majority, signaling a quiet shift in Poland’s holiday customs.

Robert Lewandowski could be heading to the U.S. Poland’s football star and national team captain says he is “open” to joining MLS side Chicago Fire and is in talks with the club.

Visitors to Auschwitz are being urged to beware of scams, as the memorial site warns against misleading tickets sold by external tour providers.

Poles can “spend the holidays safely at home,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, praising border guards and security services who will spend Christmas protecting the country’s frontiers.

“They don’t really take prisoners,” said 23-year-old Russian soldier Danylo Sychov, captured by Ukraine’s 93rd Brigade while fighting in eastern Ukraine.

Violence broke out on the streets of Albania’s capital as protesters accused the government of corruption and called for Prime Minister Edi Rama to step down.

Germany is turning to Polish tech to power its next generation of military satellites. Defense giant Rheinmetall has signed a technology supply deal with Polish deep-tech firm SATIM to support the Bundeswehr’s SPOCK-1, a next-generation satellite reconnaissance program for the German armed forces.

Just 25%. That’s the share of Russians who now believe the war in Ukraine should continue, hitting the lowest level since polling began.

A crucial artillery initiative for Ukraine hangs in the balance, as Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said the government will decide on January 7 whether to continue the program.

Russia is refusing to leave its consulate in Poland’s Gdańsk. Moscow’s foreign ministry says it will keep a technical employee in the building ordered to shut down, a move seen as an attempt to block the transfer of the property to Polish authorities.

Two miners are dead after a methane explosion collapsed a tunnel at a coal mine in Pawłowice in southeastern Poland. The blast triggered a cave-in underground, and a special commission has been appointed to investigate the cause.

An asteroid now bears the name of Polish astronomer Aleksander Wolszczan, co-discoverer of the first confirmed planets beyond our solar system.

After 20 years of negotiations, the EU–Mercosur trade deal has stalled once again, with farmer protests and political resistance in key capitals throwing the pact’s future into doubt.

Jets scrambled as Poland raises defenses following Russian air attacks on Ukraine, heightening readiness on NATO’s eastern flank.

Spying allegations are swirling around Germany’s far-right AfD. Political opponents accuse party members of acting in Russia’s interests after a surge of inquiries into sensitive data, including Ukraine supply routes and Germany’s air-defense systems.

“The talks are going OK,” Donald Trump said on Russia–Ukraine negotiations, while warning that progress remains difficult given the deep hostility between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.

“We need Greenland for national security, not for minerals,” U.S. President Donald Trump said, reiterating his desire to bring the Danish territory under American control. Speaking at a press conference, he argued that Greenland is strategically vital to U.S. security interests.

Two miners were killed after a powerful methane eruption tore through a coal mine in Poland’s Silesian coal region.

New "Trump-class" battleships would be larger, faster, and "100 times more powerful" than any previously built, said U.S. President. The program will begin with two vessels and is expected to grow to between 20 and 25 ships, Donald Trump announced.

Peace talks barely over, Russia struck Kyiv at dawn. Ukrainian forces say Moscow launched an early morning air attack on the capital just days after U.S.-led negotiations ended in Miami.

Almost 180 foreigners have been told to leave or were forcibly removed from Poland in the week between December 15 and 21. Among the deported were individuals sentenced for a wide assortment of crimes, including: theft, possession of controlled substances, assault, and more.

65 is the new cutoff age for Finland’s military reserve, after President Alexander Stubb signed a law extending service obligations.

Christmas standoff underground. Miners at the Silesia coal mine in southern Poland are refusing to come up, protesting planned layoffs and exclusion from a new mining law.

Tensions are rising between NATO allies. Denmark says that all states, including the U.S., must respect its territorial integrity after Trump’s new Greenland envoy wrote he wants to “make Greenland a part of the U.S.”

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In a new episode of Break The Fake, Jonasz Rewiński breaks down Putin’s key statements, examining not only what was said but also what was carefully avoided. He then compares the televised performance with verified events from Ukraine. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D6U...

Russia’s ability to withstand sanctions and the pressures of war has surprised many observers. In this episode, we look beyond economics to explain the political and structural foundations of that resilience. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=23v_...

Breakthrough or just momentum? Zelenskyy says draft agreements on security guarantees and Ukraine’s recovery are largely complete after talks in Miami.

A Moscow boating trip ends in death. Independent reports say alleged crime boss Viktor Averin died after a boat capsized near Mytishchi. A member of Putin’s extended family was reportedly onboard.

A hidden threat is rising under the sea. The U.K. Navy chief says Russia is reviving its GUGI deep-sea unit, raising fears of sabotage against NATO seabed infrastructure.

A power plant, delivered piece by piece. Lithuania has donated an entire thermal power plant to Ukraine in an EU-backed operation involving Poland.

A notable absence in St. Petersburg. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev skipped Vladimir Putin’s Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit.

Sad news for music fans. Singer-songwriter Chris Rea has died aged 74.

A political paradox. Law and Justice holds the presidency, yet internal divisions and rising rivals on the right are eroding its control, raising questions about who truly shapes Poland’s conservative future.

Starlink in the crosshairs. Russia may be developing a new anti-satellite weapon, NATO-country assessments cited by the AP suggest.

Judges found a former SKOK Wołomin executive guilty of laundering over €80 million, calling the crime systematic and large-scale.

A diplomatic dispute is brewing in Gdańsk. Russia has told city authorities that a single consulate staff member will remain, despite Poland ordering the mission to close.