Czech president-elect Petr Pavel has said he is proud that Poland and the Czech Republic were among the countries which first decided to help Ukraine and are still at the forefront in this respect.
Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has congratulated Petr Pavel on his victory in the presidential election in the Czech Republic, and has invited him to pay a visit to Warsaw.
The Bundeswehr, the Germany army, will start the process of deploying the first two of three promised Patriot air-defence batteries to Poland on Monday, the dpa news agency reported on Friday.
Berlin violated the confidentiality of talks with Poland about deploying German Patriot air-defence systems, the Polish defence minister has said in an internet interview.
With both the USA and Iran eyeing a spot in the last 16, the organisers of the 2022 Qatar World Cup have stepped up security for their clash on Tuesday night.