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A knife attack occurred in Krakow, Poland, resulting in several deaths. The suspect is a local man with mental health issues, and the police intervened quickly to handle the situation.

Polish police and a group of newly appointed judges appeared at the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw. The new judges announced the suspension of the original president and vice-president, sparking accusations from conservatives that the Tusk government is seizing power and staging a coup.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski voiced his views on diplomatic principles, pointing out that diplomacy should not be conducted only with those one agrees with, and noting that Poland has embassies in Stalinist dictatorships such as North Korea, while also pointing out that non-democratic countries such as Saudi Arabia are friendly allies of Poland.

On October 17, 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly stated that national leaders broadly expect Russia to scale up its escalation and provocations. Tusk noted that recent acts of sabotage and provocation in the Baltic states and elsewhere are alarming, and that leaders have briefed and exchanged information on the related security threats facing their own countries.

On October 17, 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that as U.S. President Trump's position on Ukraine and Russia changes, all parties have realized that Europe should give more support to Ukraine. He noted that many countries are taking this action not out of affection for Ukraine or mere symbolic solidarity, but on the basis of realistic security considerations.

According to Clash Report, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski publicly called out Elon Musk, questioning whether he was once again using his own products for politics, and said that as Musk's European customers, Europe is watching closely.

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung delivered a speech at the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland, warning that excessive European dependence on China would bring economic risks and threats to sovereignty.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in a tweet that a special tribunal for war crimes in Ukraine exists, and that Poland is one of its founding member states. He noted that to achieve this goal, something similar to the trials of war criminals in Rwanda or Yugoslavia must occur. The tweet included a link, but its specific content was not provided in the sample.

On October 13, 2026, Beijing time, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski made public comments on the current war situation. Sikorski pointed out that despite the massive killings and war crimes in the war, these acts cannot bring the war to an end. The remarks drew international public attention to the nature of the war and humanitarian issues. According to statistics, the incident sparked a certain degree of discussion and interaction on social media.

At around 22:00 Beijing time on October 13, 2026, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski made a statement on the issue of Russia's frozen assets, saying that there were rumors that some people expected these assets to be unfrozen and returned to Russia, and he stated, "I don't think I'm speaking only for myself when I say this: Over our dead bodies," explicitly opposing the return of frozen Russian assets to the Russian side. The statement was reposted and quoted by the account @clashreport on the X platform.

On September 19, residents in Warsaw, Poland held a rally outside the Chinese Embassy to show solidarity with "Wangwang", protesting animal abuse, displaying banners, photos, and commemorative items at the scene, and calling on China to strengthen animal protection.

Around September 20, Poland said that intelligence in Warsaw's possession showed Russia was preparing combined drone and missile attacks against countries supporting Ukraine (including Poland), and stressed that these strikes could be packaged as accidents to test NATO's response.

Polish Prime Minister Tusk warned in the Sejm that, according to intelligence, Russia plans to attack countries supporting Ukraine with drones and missiles, and that the most dangerous period is late autumn and this winter.

Polish prosecutors said on September 16 that a drone that washed ashore on a Baltic Sea beach is a Russian Geran-2 drone carrying a warhead, and it has been disarmed.

At the 2026 Taiwan Expo in Poland held in Warsaw, the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) announced that the first overseas TMA Technology Park will be established in western Poland, marking an upgrade of Taiwan's industrial strategy to establish a foothold in Europe.

Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lin Chia-lung, recently visited Warsaw, Poland, and hosted the Taiwan Image Exhibition, promoting breakthroughs in cooperation between Poland and Taiwan in technology and semiconductor development.

Dissatisfied with historical controversies sparked by Ukraine naming military units after figures from insurgent history, the Polish President decided to rescind Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle.

Poland's draft defense budget for 2025 shows that the budget will decrease from 198.1 billion zlotys in 2027.

The Polish Left won more seats in parliament, and Tusk returned to the position of Prime Minister in 2023, remaining in power to this day.

Poland has signed a contract with Germany for 180 K2 tanks, with delivery expected to be completed by November 2025.

During the European refugee crisis, the Polish government made clear that it would not accept illegal immigrants who cannot integrate into the culture, insisting on border security and traditional values.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Poland's Solidarity trade union took power, Mazowiecki became Poland's first democratically elected prime minister, and he convened a conference on experience exchange among anti-communist alliances, which Yu Maochun attended.

In 1980, Poland founded the independent trade union Solidarity during the communist era. The union later became the impetus for designing Polish society beyond the government in the post-communist period, enabling a relatively smooth transition after the fall of communism in Poland.