Showing posts with label Poland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poland. Show all posts

Monday, November 21, 2022

UKRAINE - Putin's War Updates

"Zelenskyy makes surprise visit to Kherson after city freed from Russian controlPBS NewsHour 11/14/2022

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SUMMARY:  Ukrainian President Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Kherson after it was retaken from Russia.  Jubilation in the streets has been almost non-stop since the Russians fled late last week.  But after almost eight months of occupation, accounts of brutality mirror the experiences of many other Ukrainians freed from Russian control.  Special correspondent Jack Hewson and videographer Ed Ram report.

 

 

"Deadly explosion reported in Poland as Russia unleashed missile barrage on UkrainePBS NewsHour 11/14/2022

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SUMMARY:  The U.S. and western allies said they’re looking into reports of an explosion in NATO-member Poland.  It happened as Russia conducted missile strikes across Ukraine.  Local Polish media reported the explosion at a grain facility in an eastern village about four miles north of the Ukrainian border.  Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder joined Judy Woodruff to discuss the developments.

 

 

"Missile strike in Poland likely unintentional and tied to Ukrainian air defense, NATO saysPBS NewsHour 11/16/2022

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SUMMARY:  The missile that landed in Poland and killed two people sparked emergency meetings of NATO and the world’s leading democracies.  But initial findings suggest it was an errant Ukrainian air defense missile and not a Russian missile.  Top U.S. officials say they support that initial assessment, but Ukraine rejects it.  Nick Schifrin reports.

 

 

"Human traffickers exploit desperation of Ukrainian refugees and their childrenPBS NewsHour 11/16/2022

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SUMMARY:  More than four million people who fled Russia’s war in Ukraine have sought refuge in the European Union.  Most Ukrainians receive a warm welcome and are offered access to temporary residence permits so they can work and receive social benefits.  But the trying circumstances also created opportunities for sexual and labor exploitation.  Special correspondent Rosie Birchard reports from Poland.

 

 

"Winter looms in Ukraine as Russian invasion enters 10th monthPBS NewsHour 11/19/2022

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SUMMARY:  As the war in Ukraine enters its 10th month and snow falls in the country's capital, Russia continues to target civilian infrastructure and the electrical grid.  Reporting from Kyiv, NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre joins Geoff Bennett for more on what the coming winter will look like.



Monday, July 10, 2017

TRUMP DIPLOMACY - Poland

IMHO:  Trump has no diplomatic policy for America, he has only a policy to pump-up his ego.

"In Poland, Trump chides Russia on eve of Putin meeting" PBS NewsHour 7/6/2017

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SUMMARY:  President Trump began his second overseas trip in Poland by doing something he was criticized for not doing on his first, [this time] offering America's full commitment to the NATO alliance.  The President also declared that the West would triumph over its many adversaries, offering his sharpest condemnation yet of Russia.  Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote joins Judy Woodruff from Hamburg for more.




"What did European allies hear in Trump’s Poland speech?" PBS NewsHour 7/6/2017

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SUMMARY:  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump downplayed the importance of NATO and the role of the European Union, while promoting improved U.S.-Russia ties.  On Thursday, President Trump tried to reassure European allies that his administration is in sync with them.  Judy Woodruff talks to Karen Donfried and Paula Dobriansky, two former state department officials, about Trump on the world stage.

Friday, October 24, 2014

HEALTH - Breakthourgh in Cell Transplants for Paralytics

"Paralyzed man walks after transplanted cells repair his spine" PBS NewsHour 10/21/2014

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SUMMARY:  A Bulgarian man who was paralyzed from the chest down after a 2010 stabbing can now walk after a pioneering transplant in Poland.  Cells from the man’s nose were used to repair his spinal nerves in a surgery that gives thousands of paralytics new hope for movement.  Alex Thompson of Independent Television News has the report.