Mariusz Błaszczak

"Of course, this is another step towards the escalation of tensions, our Belarusian friends know what to do, they are doing everything necessary in this situation to ensure security," said Peskov, commenting on the statement by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak that he would send to the east of the country new tank battalion, Izvestia reports.

Poland has officially requested permission from Germany to transfer its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine where they can help fight Russia's invasion, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said Tuesday.

Berlin has received Warsaw's request, Błaszczak said in a tweet, though German officials did not immediately confirm that.

This morning two "Patriot" air defense squadrons began their transfer from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to Poland. Their mission is to protect the NATO partner's airspace in an area about 30 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

"I have always supported the V4 and I am very sorry that cheap Russian oil is more important to Hungarian politicians than Ukrainian blood. #SlavaUkraini," she tweeted.

The Czech defence minister added that with elections in Hungary imminent, "it is not right for me to take part in the campaign".

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos and his Polish counterpart Mariusz Blaszczak signed a bilateral security and defense treaty during a ceremony in Warsaw on Wednesday.

The two ministers also discussed developments in the European Union and NATO, while they agreed to bolster cooperation between state-owned and private industries in both countries.

Poland has called on the European Commission to end the criminal proceedings against it for failing to comply with its obligations to accept migrants in line with the quotas imposed by Brussels, Reuters reported.

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Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has called on Europe to "wake up from the dream of receiving refugees and lock the door on terrorists."

Blaszczak spoke in the wake of the Barcelona terrorist attack, that claimed the lives of at least 13 people and injured over a hundred more.

Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has called on Europe to "wake up from the dream of receiving refugees and lock the door on terrorists."

Poland's Interior Minister Mariusz Błaszczak accused opposition parties of trying to take over power in the country illegaly.

This happened while deputies from the opposition occupied for a second day in a row the plenary hall of Parliament.

On Friday night, the police broke through the blockade of the building organised by thousands of protesters.