The United States has announced a new USD 275 million arms package for Ukraine’s defence against Russia. According to a statement by White House a national security spokesman, the package will provide Kyiv with „new capabilities to boost its air defenses and counter the threats that Ukraine is facing”.
The United States will also send critical defence equipment, including ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), which Ukraine has used to defend itself against Russian attacks. The United States has committed more than USD 19 billion in security aid to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in late February, according to officials.
Source – Polskie Radio
The European Union has decided it will not recognise travel documents issued in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine and Georgia, according to officials.
The decision was made by the European Council on Thursday. It pertains to travel documents issued in the Russian-occupied Crimea peninsula, in the so-called Democratic People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, and in Georgia’s Russian-controlled, breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Source – Polskie Radio
Polish officials have called on citizens to make small behavioural changes to reduce the nation’s electricity consumption at peak times.
Launching a new campaign earlier this week, Poland’s climate ministry and electricity transmission system operator PSE said that shifting power consumption to off-peak times could reduce bills while boosting the country’s energy security and contributing to environmental protection. PSE’s CEO told a news briefing that peak hours usually occur in the afternoon when energy generated from solar panels drops while that from conventional sources such as coal and gas increases. The campaign includes tips that encourage small changes to everyone’s behaviour to help save energy, such as „unplugging all appliances that are in standby mode, unplugging chargers unnecessarily plugged in, and turning off the lights in rooms that are currently not in use”.
Source – Polskie Radio
The academic community of the Gdynia Maritime University celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the school. The ceremony began with the raising of the flag on the main building of the university, and then, after the holy mass, an open session of the university senate was held.
The Gdynia Maritime University Day is celebrated every year on December 8th, the same day that in 1920 in Tczew the ceremonial inauguration of the first school year at the newly opened Maritime School took place. 10 years later in 1930 the university moved to its current building in Gdynia.
Source – Radio Gdańsk
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