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In Poland, F-16 fighter jets were deployed on a mission to ensure the safety of the country’s airspace due to Russia's shelling of the territory of Ukraine.

The defense ministries of Ukraine and Poland, as well as other government agencies related to the security and defense sector, are starting to actively cooperate with businesses.

Technically, Poland is capable of closing the skies over the western regions of Ukraine, as it has long-range Patriot air defense systems, but this requires political will.

Two years into the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Poland handed Ukraine 44 aid packages totaling almost $9 billion.

A decision should be made at the NATO level to shoot down missiles in Ukrainian airspace heading towards Poland or Romania.

On June 10-11, Poland will host a meeting of the heads of parliaments of Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Today, Ukraine’s Armed Forces require more armored vehicles and ammunition, so the "Coalition of Armored Vehicles" initiative, to be formally announced by Poland and Germany on March 26, is seen as critical.

The Ukrainian side will later announce the amount of damage caused by the blockade of the Polish-Ukrainian border, but Poland is losing more than Ukraine.

The cap on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine to Poland, proposed by Brussels and Kyiv, are "unacceptable" for Warsaw so Poland is eyeing the possibility of temporarily closing the border for Ukrainian products.

The largest European ground forces exercise in 2024, Dragon-24, has begun in Poland, involving more than 20,000 military personnel from various NATO countries.

The Ukrainian government has prepared proposals on how to resolve the situation on the border with Poland and handed them over to the European Commission and Polish colleagues.

The second stage of the European Judo Open Cup - Warsaw European Open 2024 - is taking place in Warsaw, Poland.

Representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine arrived at the border with Poland to resolve the blockade, but Polish officials did not. The meeting did not take place.

Polish Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Czesław Siekierski has announced the strengthening of control and inspections of Ukrainian agricultural products that are exported to Poland.

Poland recognizes the independence of Ukraine within its internationally established borders.

Poland should launch negotiations with Ukraine and NATO on the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles flying toward Poland in the areas of Ukraine close to the border with Poland.

Checkpoints are restoring capacity after the blockade was suspended, and about 5,000 trucks have already left for Poland.

Since the outset of the full-scale war, Poland has provided Ukraine with weapons systems and equipment worth almost $3.5 billion.

​​Poland is handing over a new defense package for Ukraine.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland has confirmed that the ban on Ukrainian imports will remain in effect until appropriate protective mechanisms are developed at the EU level.