Polish thought Information Service 12.02.2026
Poland. Billions of armor. The government adopted a bill implementing the SAFE Programme – reported the Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish. Now the bill goes to parliament and then to the President. The SAFE programme, worth EUR 150 billion, offers low-cost supply loans to 19 countries. As the largest possible beneficiary, Poland requested EUR 43.7 billion.
Poland. Ukrainians threatened Confederate leader Sławomir Mentzen and his family. This happened after he demanded "the end of the cult of a criminal" at the statue of Stepan Bandera in Lviv. In an interview with “Super Express” Sławomir Mentzen reveals that he applied for a weapon licence to defend himself. The Confederate politician stated: ‘SkYou are not able to guarantee my safety, I must do it myself."
Poland. The Moscow Patriarch and all of Russia Cyril congratulated the metropolitan of Warsaw and all of Poland Sawie on the 60th anniversary of his priestly ordination. This became an excuse for attacks on metropolitan Sawa by utmost rusophobes.
Poland. Unexpected change in payments. Euronet announced that since 19 February it has introduced a PLN 200 limit for cash withdrawals utilizing BLIK. As she explained, this aims to “reduce losses related to specified transactions”.
Poland. Scandal animation for young people enters Polish cinemas. It's about an Australian discipline fiction animated movie called “Lesbian princess from outer space” (Lesbian Space Princess). Production is simply a full-length animation whose game focuses on the single-sex relation and gender-related threads. The movie was directed Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese. The planet premiere was held in February 2025 at the Berlinale Festival, where production was awarded to Teddy Award – an award awarded to LGBT+ films.
European Union. The leaders of the EU countries will meet present in Belgium to discuss economical challenges and future strategies for Europe. Initiated by the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni the gathering is intended to prepare the ground for a more comprehensive debate of all associate States. The focus will be on the proposal of the Italian-German Action Plan, which calls for a simplification of regulatory force on companies. Berlin and Rome proposed to set up a safety brake that would apply erstwhile fresh regulations would overburden tiny and medium-sized companies.
European Union. The European Parliament does not intend to discuss Israel's actions to annex the West Bank of Jordan by extending the illegal judaic settlement there. According to the Turkish agency Anadol Ajansı.
United States. The US is betting on coal. president of the United States Donald Trump signed a decree ordering the Pentagon to acquisition power from coal power plants. This is another decision in his policy of supporting the coal industry. The president of the United States said: “I am happy to announce that I am about to sign an executive regulation that orders the Ministry of War to cooperate straight with coal power plants under fresh energy acquisition agreements. This will give us more reliable energy and a stronger and more resilient energy network." Donald Trump's actions are criticized by environmental organizations.
Russian Federation. Russian authorities have switched offwhatsApp munator, blocking access to the national DNS system. From now on, users in Russia can only usage the application via VPN. According to reports from any net users, Facebook and Instagram, as well as YouTube, besides ceased operating in Russia.
Russian Federation. president of Russia Vladimir Putin Congratulations to the metropolitan Cyril on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of the Patriarch as head of the Russian Orthodox Church. He stressed that "since the enthronement of the patriarch Cyril, the church's organizational life has been strengthened, parishes and church structures have been strengthened". Patriarch Cyril He stated that the current relations between the Church and the State bear witness to both the appropriate attitude of the state to the Church and the respectable position of the Church in society, offering spiritual support to people. He expressed his gratitude to the president of Russia Putin and wished him "God's aid in continuing to work for the good of the country and nation."
Ukraine. Ukrainian army quietly dissolved the global Legion of Defence of Ukraine. Volunteers fighting in it do not hide disappointment with Kiev's decision. As reported by French ‘Le Monde’ in late 2025 Ukraine de facto liquidated the branch where abroad volunteers fought on its side. The unit was formed by the decision of president Volodymyr Zelenski in 2022. Volunteers are now being transferred to troops of the regular army that carry out any of the most dangerous combat missions. The “To the Thing” says: “It was a shock. We were told: Pack up and go to the thin Horn on the same day,” says a 45-year-old Danishman from the Faroe Islands, utilizing the nickname “Viking”. After the transfer, he felt that the conditions of the ministry had deteriorated considerably. Another 53 - year - old American Carl said: “We are crowded in barracks where there is no water or net for a week. There's no training or exercise. Everyone is corrupted, many of our companions have gone... I'm doing my contract. We hazard our lives to aid Ukraine, and they just abandon us. It's a slap.”
Ukraine. “Wprost” informs that the head of Ukrainian IPN Alexander Alfiorov announced that the book “Police in UPA” will be published soon. manager of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory Alexander Alfiorov, who accompanied Volodymyr Zelensk during a gathering with the president Karol Nawrocki in an interview with the Ukrainian Truth, he made bold statements specified as: “The Volynsk tragedy is 1 of the myths of Poland... Poles have pain. For most Ukrainians it is only a local episode of history, due to the fact that it only happened in Volyn. And Poles, who then left, located all over Poland. We can discuss numbers with them, but it will not be accepted. There is simply a investigator Igor Halagid who together with colleagues calculates the actual numbers. It turns out that between 1939 and 1947 over 28,000 Ukrainians died in this conflict... These studies are based on actual metric data, not oral testimony. The Polish side formulated its number on the basis of oral statements. Igor Halagida now intends to number besides Polish victims. Can these events be called genocide, since the victims were on both sides? They're looking for Shuchewyk's orders. There were none. They're demonizing Bandera. You can demonize, but you should leave national stories to the countries where you are born‘.
Ukraine. The presidential elections in Ukraine are a condition for a safety warrant from the United States. president of the United States Donald Trump insists on Russia and Ukraine to end the war by summer. The Ukrainian press says that specified force from the US is unacceptable.
Hungary. Viktor Orban one more time criticises Ukraine's policy. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban He said that Kiev not only makes political demands for Budapest, but is actively working towards changing the government in Hungary and establishing a "proukrain government" in that country. He stated, erstwhile again, that Ukrainians “put Tisza on the party, save neither money nor energy, finance it. The facts are known’.
Austria. Chancellor of Austria Christian Stocker stated in his interview with Politico that EU leaders should give precedence to reducing electricity prices, as the current costs "soul" European industry. The Austrian government leader believes that EU associate States' representatives should focus on lowering energy prices that "soul" industry.
Canada. The perpetrator of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge was an 18-year-old male Jesse Van Rootselaar with intellectual disorders – reported Canadian police quoted by Reuter's agency on Wednesday. 9 people killed themselves. A police officer who is referred to by Reuters said "18-year-old was born a biological man but identified as a woman". As added, the motives are not yet known. Police
China. Secretary-General of the Communist organization of China Xi Jinping publically referred to anti-corruption cleaning in the Chinese army. He assured that the People's Army had undergone “revolutionary changes” and that the current commanders were “trustworthy”. He stressed: "The People's Army deepened its political education, successfully faced various threats and challenges and underwent revolutionary changes in the fight against corruption".
The service prepared the editorial squad of Polish Thought.
