About 350 companies withdrew from the Russian market, as a sign of protest against Russia’s actions in Ukraine. But a few dozen well-known multinational corporations decided to break away from the almost united front of Western corporations in order – despite all the criticism – to do business in a country dominated by criminals. Meanwhile, Anonymous has issued an ultimatum to these companies that stayed in Russia. Hackers give them 48 hours to withdraw their business from the Russian market.
The 20th edition of the Watch Docs. Human Rights in Film festival has started its tour through Poland. In many cities starting from Warsaw and ending in provincial Żywiec there are free screenings of documentary movies that advocate for human rights.
The Polish women’s 4x400 m relay, consisting of Natalia Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Kinga Gack and Justyna Święty-Ersetic, won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
On Friday, March 25, President Biden will travel to Warsaw, Poland, where he will hold a bilateral meeting with President Andrzej Duda, the White House announced on March 20, 2022. The talks will include the humanitarian crisis triggered by Russian aggression in Ukraine.
There is no such a town in the Luhansk Oblast that was not attacked by the Russian attacks; 66 people were killed – the head of Luhansk Oblast Serhiy Haidai said on Facebook.
Next Wednesday, March 23, at 6 p. m., there will be a demonstration in front of the German Embassy in Warsaw. “We demand that Berlin stop supporting Putin and his criminals,” says Tomasz Sakiewicz, editor-in-chief of “Gazeta Polska” and “Gazeta Polska Codziennie.”
On March 19th in the BARdzoBardzo club in Warsaw, a TikTok sensation 100 Songs in One Hour will put out an improvised concert. With ideas thrown by the audience, they will try to squeeze a hundred songs in an hour. The profits from the concert will be donated to the SiePomaga foundation which helps Ukrainian refugees.
“We are introducing an "anti-Putin shield" to combat inflation but also lead to the liberalisation of the Polish economy, so to “de-Russify” our economy,” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Friday (March 18). In the first part of the shield, the government aims to lower high food prices and make investments that will make Poland independent of raw materials from Russia.
After defeating Romanian tennis player Simona Halep 7:6 (6), 6:4, Iga Świątek reached the final of the prestigious WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. There she will compete with Maria Sakkari.
Oksana Shvets, a 67-year-old actress working with Molodyy Theatre (Young Theatre) died in the Kyiv bombing on March 17th. She was one of the biggest Ukrainian actors and a recipient of the Merited Artist of Ukraine title.
"Vladimir Putin just spoke in front of 80 000 cheering Russians at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on the 8th anniversary of Crimea’s annexation," Visegrad 24 informed on Twitter.
The speech of President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Bundestag will go down in history for at least one reason. The Ukrainian president was under no illusions about the usefulness of appealing to German politicians who are corrupt and involved in many ways in cooperation with Russia and who cannot make decisions that could really weaken the Putin empire.
The Russian army is destroying one city after another. Today, at least three heavy explosions can be heard in Lviv on Friday morning, Ukraine 24 reported on the Communicator Telegram.
Rachel Zegler, the 22-year-old American actress and singer of Polish descent, has been making waves in the entertainment industry with her talent and versatility.
