Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continued his tour of Europe yesterday, meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin before traveling to Paris to meet with French President Emmanual Macron.
Zelensky secured a significant military boost on his visit to Berlin on Saturday. The German government announced an additional EUR 2.7 billion (USD 3 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, its most extensive aid package since the Russian invasion began last year.
At a joint news conference with Scholz, Zelensky declared: “Now is the time for us to determine the end of the war… we can make the aggressor’s defeat irreversible already this year.”
Following a later meeting between Zelensky and French President Emmanual Macron on Sunday, the two announced that France had agreed to train and equip several Ukrainian battalions with “dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks.”
A joint statement later added that Paris is also focusing its “efforts on supporting Ukraine’s air defense capabilities.”
Both leaders also spoke in favor of new sanctions against Russia and further strengthening of ties between Ukraine, NATO, and the European Union, with Macron affirming France’s desire to help “Ukraine continue its path towards the Euro-Atlantic family.”
Today is day 446 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Source: Polskie Radio
An object that flew from the direction of Belarus on Friday night has still not been found as of Sunday night, a spokesman for the Polish territorial defense forces (WOT) told reporters.
According to WOT spokesman Major Witold Sura, two WOT units, or “about a hundred soldiers,” were actively engaged in searching for the object, which is “most likely an observation balloon,” according to the Polish Air Operations Center (COP).
Following an unsuccessful day of searching, the soldiers reportedly returned to their barracks Sunday evening, with Major Sura telling the Polish Press Agency that “further decisions on the matter” would be made on Monday.
The Government Center for Security (RCB) issued an alert covering Pomerania and two other provinces on Saturday, telling residents to notify local police if they encounter the suspected observation balloon.
Source: PAP
Polish tennis star Iga Świątek advanced to the fourth round of the women’s singles competition at the Italian Open with a straight-set win over Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine yesterday.
The Polish world No. 1 defeated the 68th-ranked Ukrainian 6-2, 6-0 in the third round on Sunday.
Świątek will face off against 21st-ranked Donna Vekić of Croatia tonight at 20:30 CET for the chance to advance to the quarterfinals.
Magda Linette is also in the running to advance to the quarterfinals in the women’s doubles competition after she and partner Markéta Šimková of the Czech Republic beat the Taiwanese duo of Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan in three sets yesterday.
The Polish-Czech duo are set to face the top-seeded doubles team Jeļena Ostapenko of Latvia and Lyudmyla Viktorivna Kichenok of Ukraine today just after 16:05 CET.
Source: Polskie Radio, wtatennis.com
Gdańsk authorities recently announced plans for temporary changes in traffic and public transport at the intersection of Czerska, Niepołomicka, and Starogardzka streets near the eastern edge of the Łostowice district.
As part of the planned changes, traffic will be restricted to one lane only on ul. Niepołomicka, between the intersections of ul. Przemian and ul. Starogardzka as of today.
Bus lines 175 and N2 in the direction of Siedlce/Grudziądzka will detour through ul. Przemian instead of their usual route. The Jagiełły 02 and Starogardzka 03 bus stops will not be in service for the duration of the detour, but departure times from other stops will remain the same.
Similar changes to the N2 night bus line will come into effect tonight, with traffic and bus changes expected to be in force for the next month.
More information is available at:
https://radiogdansk.pl/wiadomosci/region/trojmiasto/2023/05/14/zmiana-organizacji-ruchu-na-gdanskim-skrzyzowaniu-nowe-zasady-potrwaja-przynajmniej-miesiac/
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be cool and mostly cloudy, with a good chance of rain showers throughout the day and a light breeze coming in from the east. Temperatures will peak at a daytime high of 17°C or 63°F before dropping to a low of 11°C or 51°F overnight. Sunnier skies and slightly warmer weather s expected tomorrow, with cooler temps expected into Wednesday.
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