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European court can't rule on World War II massacre [Apr 16, 2012] The European Court of Human Rights said Monday it cannot rule on whether or not Russia properly investigated a World War II massacre of thousands of Polish officers because it has not received vital documents from Moscow to properly judge the case. [via YahooNews] More >>

European court can't rule on World War II massacre at Katyn, between Russia and Poland [Apr 16, 2012] PARIS (AP) ? The European Court of Human Rights said Monday it cannot rule on whether or not Russia properly investigated a World War II massacre of thousands of Polish officers because it has not received vital documents from Moscow to properly judge the case. [via YahooNews] More >>

Twin of late Polish leader says his 2010 plane crash could be assassination [Mar 29, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? The twin brother of the Polish president who died in a 2010 plane crash in Russia claimed Wednesday that the accident is looking increasingly like an assassination and called on the European Union to investigate.Jaroslaw Kaczynski's appeal comes amid a backdrop of deep suspicions over the crash by some Poles, mainly people of a nationalist bent who distrust Moscow, which ... [via YahooNews] More >>

"Significant natural gas development could help Poland reduce its dependence on Russia" [Feb 20, 2012] That Poland depends on Russia for energy resources, particularly oil and natural gas, gives Moscow political leverage over Warsaw. [via YahooNews] More >>

COMMENT: Poland begs off new Lithuanian NPP venture, environmentalists demand to scrap the nuke plant project altogether [Dec 14, 2011] MOSCOW ? Poland has announced it would not participate in the construction of the new nuclear power plant (NPP) to replace the shut-down Ignalina in neighboring Lithuania?s Visaginas. Nor was Warsaw interested in buying electricity from Baltic NPP, a project Russia has been actively, if not exactly successfully, pursuing in its enclave in the same region. On December 9, when the statements came ... [via YahooNews] More >>

MFA of Russia: line of the new Government of Poland to the Russian-Polish relations will be maintained [Oct 14, 2011] ?At the last elections, the people of Poland have made their choice, and we treat it with respect,? 13 October at the briefing in Moscow Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich , commenting on the contributor?s request BakuToday Polish parliamentary elections, held on 9 October. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Crash Report Threatens to Strain Russian Relations [Jul 29, 2011] Poland?s report on the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski last year may hurt the country?s relations with Russia by spreading the blame to authorities in Moscow. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Plane Crash Eased Relationship [Apr 13, 2011] MOSCOW ? The plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski a year ago has managed to improve Moscow?s troubled relations with Warsaw ? but it has opened new divisions in Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

Improved Ties Touted on Polish Crash Anniversary [Apr 12, 2011] The plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski a year ago has managed to improve Moscow's troubled relations with Warsaw ? but it has opened new divisions in Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

Improved Ties Touted on Polish Crash Anniversary [Apr 11, 2011] The plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski a year ago has managed to improve Moscow's troubled relations with Warsaw ? but it has opened new divisions in Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish delegation visits site of plane crash [Apr 10, 2011] MIKHAIL METZEL Associated Press SMOLENSK, Russia A long-standing strain in relations between Poland and Russia re-emerged on Saturday when Poles attending a memorial service for plane crash victims discovered that Moscow had changed a plaque there to remove any reference to a Soviet massacre of Poles during World War II. The Polish plane went down in Russia a year ago, killing Polish President ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish delegation visits site of plane crash [Apr 09, 2011] MIKHAIL METZEL Associated Press SMOLENSK, Russia A long-standing strain in relations between Poland and Russia re-emerged on Saturday when Poles attending a memorial service for plane crash victims discovered that Moscow had changed a plaque there to remove any reference to a Soviet massacre of Poles during World War II. The Polish plane went down in Russia a year ago, killing Polish President ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia says Poland still has questions to answer over Kaczynski plane crash [Apr 09, 2011] MOSCOW - Russian investigators say Poland still has a raft of questions to answer over the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others a year ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian prosecutors give Poland materials of their probe into Polish president's crash [Apr 09, 2011] MOSCOW - Russian prosecutors say they have given Poland more documents from their probe into the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian prosecutors give Poland materials of their probe into Polish president's crash [Apr 06, 2011] MOSCOW - Russian prosecutors say they have given Poland more documents from their probe into the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland invites Russia to 'Weimar Triangle' [Feb 08, 2011] Polish President Bronis?aw Komorowski said yesterday (7 February) that he would welcome Russia to meetings of the Weimar Triangle countries ? comprising Poland, Germany and France ? as a way of strengthening Moscow's ties with the EU. EurActiv Poland reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish president: Russia should meet with Weimar Triangle - Summary [Feb 07, 2011] Warsaw - Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said Monday that he would welcome a meeting between Moscow and the group of Weimar Triangle countries as a way of building Russia's ties with the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Plane crash controversy should not affect Russian-Polish dialog - Polish leader [Jan 25, 2011] Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said Moscow and Warsaw should continue dialog despite controversies on last year's deadly plane crash in western Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM says won't let crash row hit Russia ties [Jan 19, 2011] WARSAW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Polish government said on Wednesday it wants to improve relations with Moscow after fierce arguments over the causes of last year's airliner crash in Russia which killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski. [via YahooNews] More >>

Moscow hands over to Warsaw all case materials into Polish president's plane crash - expert [Jan 15, 2011] Moscow handed over to Warsaw all case materials into investigation of the Polish president's plane crash last year in Russia, an expert close to the investigation said. [via YahooNews] More >>