CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE NEWS
Defence
Trump Says Permanent US Army Base in Poland Is Moving Closer
US President Donald Trump has announced significant progress in talks on establishing a permanent US Army base in Poland, saying...
Russia Claims Strike on Container Ship at Ukrainian Black Sea Port
Russia says its forces have damaged a container ship in the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk, near Odesa, amid a growing...
Poland Fortifies Border Posts as Russian Strikes Move Closer to NATO Frontier
WARSAW — Poland has begun reinforcing Border Guard facilities along its frontier with Ukraine amid growing concern that Russian attacks...
NATO Fighter Jet Shoots Down Drone Over Lithuania
A NATO fighter jet shot down an unidentified drone over Lithuania shortly after midnight on Tuesday, following an airspace violation...
Russian Drone Hits Kyiv–Warsaw Passenger Train Near Polish Border
A Russian drone struck a passenger train travelling from Kyiv to Warsaw on Sunday morning, hitting its locomotive just two...
British Special Forces Veterans Accused of Training Russians in Bulgaria
Former Western special forces personnel may have trained Russian citizens, including active-duty military personnel, at private facilities in Bulgaria and...
Airports in Lublin and Rzeszów Temporarily Closed During Russian Drone Attack on Ukraine
Airports in the eastern Polish cities of Lublin and Rzeszów temporarily suspended operations on Thursday morning as Polish military aircraft...
Slovakia Blocks Poland-Backed Push for Longer EU Sanctions on Russia
European Union ambassadors have failed to agree on extending individual sanctions against Russian citizens and entities for 12 months after...
Europe Faces Growing Threat of Russian Sabotage Campaign
A series of fires, attempted attacks and suspicious disruptions across Europe has raised fears that Russia is intensifying its campaign...
Suspected Arson at Polish Military Drone Components Plant
Polish prosecutors are investigating a suspected arson attack at a WB Electronics facility in Skarżysko-Kamienna, where components for military drones...
