Media Watch - January 8
Germany spurns renewed Polish call for war reparations
Berlin insists all financial claims have been settled as Warsaw seeks £1.2tn for war losses
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/germany-spurns-renewed-polish-call-for-war-reparations
Poland rejects Germany’s reply over WWII damages
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3097865
Government official comments on Germany's response
https://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/56087/news
Polish deputy FM to discuss WWII compensation from Germany on US trip
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3097662
Poland asks UN to help secure WWII damages from Germany
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3097029
Historical Perspectives on Russia’s War Crimes in Ukraine
Polish struggles to remember Soviet atrocities in World War II provide lessons for today's conflict
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historical-perspectives-on-russias-war-crimes-in-ukraine/
France promises Ukraine armored vehicles as the U.S. weighs doing the same
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/world/europe/france-ukraine-combat-vehicles.html
New Armored Vehicles Will Help Ukraine Take the Fight to Russia
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/world/europe/ukraine-war-armored-vehicles.html
Poland welcomes Germany's decision to send Patriot air defence system to Ukraine
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3098651
Poland will keep expanding army and supporting Ukraine in 2023, defence minister says
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3098211
Dispute over Israeli youth trips to Poland nearly resolved
A disagreement between the Polish and Israeli governments over Jewish educational trips to Poland has been nearly resolved, an official has said.
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3098484
Ukrainian MPs remove disputed tribute after Polish protests
A Polish deputy foreign minister has said that following condemnation from Poland, Ukraine’s parliament has removed a social media tribute to a controversial World War II leader [Stepan Bandera] who officials say is responsible for the mass slaughter of Poles and Jews decades ago.
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3097130
In 2021 Germany contributed to the EU budget €25.1 bn but received €132 bn back!
Builders uncover Jewish WWII trove in yard in Poland