Polish thought Information Service 10.02.2026
Poland. While visiting Kiev Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the 48th military aid package for Ukraine worth PLN 200,000, including armored equipment. Not precisely what we're going to give to Ukraine. According to Virtual Poland, the package will most likely include outside supplies of ammunition and hand-held PTZR Lightning sets, besides another batch PT-91 Tough and remaining tanks in the country T-72M1R. Could besides be barrel or rocket artillery (2S1 carnation and RM-70 launchers). Experts say that it may besides be about Combat infantry wagons BWP-1, KTO Rosomak with manned tower Hitfist-30P, M120 RAK or cannonhaubic AHS Krab.
Poland. The press in Poland reports that the Russians item the Polish subject in the assassination of the Russian general. According to information provided by the media, the national safety Service (FSB) claims that Polish intelligence services were active in recruiting a man who shot Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexieev. According to the Russian authorities, the contract for the life of a advanced military rank was to be issued by the safety Service of Ukraine (SBU). According to the communication from the FSB, 2 Russian citizens were detained in connection with the case: Lubomira Korba and Viktor Wasina. Men were to plead guilty and study in item on the circumstances of the assassination on the first Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The bomber was to go through a series of preparations before he went to Russia: shooting training in Kiev, polygraph study, or communication training via Zoom platform. At the end of the training, the man was to enter the Russian capital via a way leading through Moldova and Georgia: Kiev-Kiszyny-Tbilisi-Moscow. The Russians claim that Polish intelligence services were active in the recruitment process of the bomber. General Alexeyev was to be hit in the back with respective shots on Friday, February 6th, at 7am erstwhile he left the flat and headed through the corridor towards the elevator. The general went to a infirmary in Moscow. “Russia Today” reported that the General is in severe condition.
Poland. Card. Grzegorz Ryś organized a collection for Ukraine in the churches of the Archdiocese of Krakow. Thus, the Ukrainian Catholics donated nearly PLN 6,000,000 to the Ukrainian authorities.
Poland. The Court of Appeal in Krakow maintained penalties after 5.5 years of prison for 2 Russians for “distributing stickers in Poland that recruit for Wagner Group”. The court besides found them guilty of spying activities and ordered a payment of PLN 30,000 for the Fund for Harmful Aid and Postpenitentiary Assistance. The conviction is final.
Poland. Ukrainian crimes in Poland. Violent robbery in Warsaw. Police have apprehended Ukrainian perpetrators who forced an axe 62 years to donate cash and jewelry. It turned out that Ukrainians have committed crimes in respective countries of the European Union. The police stopped 27-year-old Ukrainian who tricked a 60-year-old from Lublin into PLN 350,000. A three-month interim detention was applied to a Ukrainian citizen. Criminals at Rybnik Municipal Police Station detained 2 young Ukrainians coming from Żytomierz and Odessa, who as alleged "collectors" stole nearly a million zlotys from Polish seniors. They besides found ammunition and drugs. Two Ukrainians expelled from Poland. On 6 and 7 February, Border defender officers from the facilities in Krakow and Tarnów carried out actions against 2 Ukrainian citizens whose behaviour was considered a threat to public safety and legal order in Poland. In both cases, decisions on the work to return to immediate enforceability were issued.
Poland. Is there a money heist going on? "Independent" writes that: The Act on the imposition of a peculiar taxation on State Forests returns for the 3rd time in this term. The first phase is simply a public consultation which the ministry wants to carry out in just 7 days. The deadline is short, even though the Act will cover up to 1 4th of the territory of Poland, which is managed by the State Forests. The Ministry wants the state-owned company to transfer 2% of gross from the timber trade to NFOŚiGW. The taxation would be imposed on all cubic metre of wood sold. The government expects a profit of PLN 400,000,000.
Poland. The number of unemployed in Poland is increasing. The beginning of 2026 brought a marked increase in unemployment in Poland. The first estimates of the labour department show that the unemployment rate in January was 6%, compared with 5.7% in December.
United States. Americans are slow withdrawing from Europe. The U.S. will hand over 2 NATO Commands, Naples and Norfolk, Virginia to lead Europeans – says Reuters, citing a military source. The 3rd Joint Alliance Force Command, centered on the east part of NATO, is stationed in Brunssum, Netherlands and is already commanded by a German officer. It fits in with the U.S. president Donald Trump's desire for European states to take greater work for their own security.
United States/China. president of the United States Donald Trump in the first week of April, he will go to China to meet with the Secretary-General of the Communist organization of China Xi Jinping – informed Politico portal.
United States. US Finance Minister Scott Bessent has reported that In 2026 U.S. president Donald Trump and China leader Xi could meet even 4 times: during Trump's visit to Beijing, a summertime Xi review in Washington, D.C., during the G20 summit in Miami. He besides added that president Trump had expressed interest in attending the Asia-Pacific economical Community (APEC) gathering in Shenzhen.
Russian Federation. Minister for abroad Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov in a tv interview, NTV said: “We are not going to attack Europe. However, if Europe had fulfilled its threats and prepared for war against us and attacked the Russian Federation, the president Vladimir Putin He said it would not be a peculiar military operation on our part, but a full-scale military consequence utilizing all available means — according to the applicable doctrinal documents.”
Ukraine. Leader of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski against the US-Russia agreement, without Ukrainian participation. According to him, there is an effort to conclude with bilateral economical agreements of Washington-Moscow with the complete omission of Kiev. Up to $12 trillion is involved.
Ukraine. Kiev anticipates a large Russian offensive in the spring. Moscow collects strategical reserves for a large scale offensive to be launched late in the spring in the east and then south of Ukraine – said Roman Pogorilyj, co-founder of the Deep State AU investigation group, during a safety conference held in Kiev.
Ukraine. In Ukraine, the squad captain was changed after a friendly match at the football club Carpathians Lviv. The reason for the decision was the message by the defender Denys Mirosznychenko, who addressed his teammates in Russian before the meeting.
Vatican. Pope Leon XIV via the Department of Mercy Service, he sent 80 power generators to Ukraine for the population suffering from the effects of war and cold. Ukrainian media writes about "Our Pope Eon XIV” and stress that it has a much cooler attitude toward Russia than its predecessors Francis and Benedict XVI.
Israel. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanjahu will take part in the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) in Budapest, scheduled on 21 March," reported the Times of Israel portal, citing the office of the Israeli Head of Government.
Iran. manager of Iran's atomic program Mohammad Eslami stated that Tehran could dilute its highly enriched uranium in exchange for the abolition of all sanctions. Head of Iranian Diplomacy Abbas Aragchi However, he estimated that talks with the United States were "deep distrust" resulting in "steps taken by Americans".
India. The Indian press reports that the U.S. military intervened in the Indian Ocean, during which the Aquila II tanker was taken over, linked to the Russian "shadow float". The Pentagon stressed that the unit managed to escape the Caribbean, but was tracked and detained. According to information provided by the Pentagon, this was sanctioned by the Aquila II oil tanker linked to the Russian shadow float and is subject to sanctions not only from the US but besides from the EU and the UK.
Algeria. The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Algeria to respond to the acquisition of Russian fighters by this African state. Head of Office for the mediate East of the U.S. State Department Robert Palladino said: “We work closely with the government of Algeria on issues where we share common interests. However, we disagree on many issues. And this arms contract is an example of what the United States finds problematic. We usage available diplomatic tools to defend our interests and block what we consider unacceptable."
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