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🇵🇱 Poland could play a role in supplying PAC-3 MSE missiles for both Patriot air defence systems and AEGIS-equipped warships.

According to Defence24, the missiles are being adapted for naval use, with testing planned for 2028.

Poland’s planned PAC-3 MSE maintenance facility could open new opportunities for domestic production and exports.

🚨🇪🇺 Finland and Norway have reportedly spent months secretly preparing for direct talks with Vladimir Putin, according to POLITICO.

The initiative reflects growing European distrust of Washington’s handling of negotiations with Moscow and concerns that Europe may need to secure its own place at the negotiating table.

🚨🇵🇱 “Is Kuba alive?” – these were the first words spoken by Polish police officer Artur Morański after waking from a medically induced coma.

Despite his own serious injuries, his first concern was the fate of his partner, Jakub Kulik, who was also shot during the incident.

Both officers have now been brought out of their medically induced comas.

🚨🇵🇱 The grandmother of the Kraków attacker has spoken publicly for the first time, sharing details about his family life, interest in firearms and personality.

In an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza, 80-year-old Maria described her 24-year-old grandson as a quiet and helpful young man who regularly assisted her. She said she had never noticed any radical views or extremist beliefs.

She also revealed that his father was a shooting club member and legally owned nine firearms. He introduced Michał to military interests and gave him a military uniform for his 18th birthday.

The grandmother said she still cannot understand what led her grandson to kill nine people, including his own parents and younger sister.

Investigators are continuing to examine the evidence and establish his motives.

🇵🇱 A yellow flag featuring a snake, known as the Gadsden flag, was found in the room of the Kraków attacker.

National Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Przemysław Nowak noted that the flag has various interpretations, including associations with individual freedom and opposition to authority. He clarified that its presence does not, in itself, indicate extremist views or affiliation with either the political right or left.