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Switzerland must freeze Russian oligarchs' accounts, says Polish PM

Switzerland must freeze the accounts of Russian oligarchs in the country and confiscate their assets, the Polish prime minister said on Monday during a visit to Warsaw by the Swiss President Ignazio Cassis.

Reuters

More than 50,000 Ukrainian refugees arriving daily in Polish border towns

Up to 50,000 refugees have been arriving each day in the Polish town of Przemyśl near the border with Ukraine, with hundreds more arriving at other frontier crossing points. Warsaw has thus far spent €1.6 billion to manage the influx of people escaping the Russian invasion.

France 24

‘What am I going to do?’ A Chicago-area woman traveled near the Ukraine border to help her parents escape

CHICAGO — As Russian troops and bombs descended on Ukraine, the daughter frantically booked a flight from Chicago to Warsaw, Poland, to help her parents fleeing their home in Kyiv.

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Priceless paper: Refugees get IDs for new lives in Poland

Hoping to restore at least some normalcy after fleeing the war in Ukraine, thousands of refugees waited in long lines in the Polish capital of Warsaw to receive local identification papers that will allow them to move on with their lives

The Independent UK

Man travels 2,000 miles to rescue dogs from Ukraine - but red tape stops him bringing them home

Andy and Darren drove to Warsaw to unite with colleagues from Swedish dog rescue centres, and then drove two vans full of dog supplies down to the Polish border

Wales Online

Rubens' 'Portrait of a Lady' sells for $3.4 million

Peter Paul Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” has sold for the equivalent of $3.4 million at a Warsaw auction, becoming the most expensive artwork ever bought on the Polish art market, the auction house said

The Independent UK

The refugee trapped between Ukraine war and a Nigerian loan shark

The Nigerian national says she is facing turmoil at home and abroad.

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Simon Coveney visiting Poland as Ukraine crisis continues

The Foreign Affairs Minister will meet Polish counterpart Minister Zbigniew Rau in Warsaw.

The Independent UK

'Heartbroken' Sarah Ferguson arrives in Poland to meet Ukrainian refugees

The Duchess of York arrived in Warsaw to meet some of those who have fled their country into Poland in the last few weeks as her charity, Sarah's Trust, is offering support

Daily Mirror

With the war 'just behind their backs', this family fled Ukraine and started a new life with strangers in Poland

These two families would never have met if it weren't for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now they are living together like family.

ABC News

Ocado strikes Polish factory deal as Russian conflict nears the border

The UK-listed firm will build a fulfilment centre in Poland by 2024 to serve the Warsaw area and its technolgy will be used across Auchan stores in the country.

Evening Standard

Polish mayors warn cities reaching capacity as Ukrainian arrivals rise

Sense of solidarity with refugees remains strong in Warsaw and Krakow, but cities say they are struggling to accommodate people

The Guardian - UK

Mass antiwar protests across Europe

Beyond London, Berlin and Warsaw, protesters also took to the streets in Moscow and occupied Ukrainian cities

Salon

Stranded and desperate, Ukrainian refugees wait for the Home Office reply. But it never comes

Evacuees queue for hours but still can’t get past bureaucratic chaos – and flights to Britain leave with empty seats

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Analysis: Ukraine crisis gives Kamala Harris a new role

WARSAW, Poland — It was partly coincidence that Vice President Kamala Harris was in Poland, meeting with leaders and speaking with refugees on Thursday, the same day that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had roughly the same itinerary here.

Los Angeles Times

As Ukraine-Russia talks falter, battles continue in Kyiv suburbs

KYIV, Ukraine — Across Kyiv, there were signs that Ukrainians were trying to mount a robust defense.

Reuters

Polish volunteers worry Ukraine refugee wave may become overwhelming

Grzegorz Patyk and nearly two dozen friends started driving Ukrainian refugees between the Polish border and temporary housing a day after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24.

Al Jazeera

Kamala Harris says US and Poland ‘united’ after jets controversy

Speaking in Warsaw, US vice president also supports an investigation into possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

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Harris supports war crimes investigation of Russian bombing of Ukrainian hospital

WARSAW, Poland — Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that Russia’s bombing of a civilian hospital in Ukraine should be investigated as a potential war crime, becoming the highest-level U.S. official to condemn an attack that has drawn worldwide outrage and ratcheted up calls for Moscow to back off its…

Wales Online

Family trying to bring Ukrainian grandmother to UK still waiting for visa after four weeks

The couple claim they were told she could be a 'potential terror threat'

The Conversation

A wave of grassroots humanitarianism is supporting millions of Ukrainian refugees

Along the Poland-Ukraine border, Polish volunteers have been driving Ukrainian refugees to local train stations, or directly to cities like Warsaw.

Reuters

U.S. VP Harris supports call for a war crimes investigation against Russia

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered U.S. support to calls for an international war crimes investigation into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, noting the United Nations had already started a process to review allegations.

Los Angeles Times

Poland, in Russia’s shadow, nervous as war in Ukraine intensifies

WARSAW, Poland — Justina Dziwicka was not yet born when Poland shed the shackles of the Soviet Union and joined NATO, the U.S.-led alliance that would protect the Eastern European country. But the child-care worker is getting a swift lesson on what a Russian-generated conflict looks like.

Reuters

Russia to pay a price for Ukraine invasion, says U.S. VP Harris

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will discuss issues with Poland that will force Russia to pay a price for its invasion of Ukraine, she said on Thursday during a visit to Warsaw, as Moscow continues its bombardment of Ukrainian cities.

Reuters

U.S. VP Harris's Poland trip caught in rift over plan for Ukraine jets

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Polish leaders in Warsaw on Thursday amid disagreements with the eastern European country over how to arm Ukraine with warplanes to fight Russia's invasion.

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