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Mass Killing in Poland Becomes Cause for a Political Fight

The government blames the far right for inspiring the gunman, while the opposition accuses the government of lax security.

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Poles gathering on Monday evening to mourn the victims of a shooting rampage in Krakow.
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Poland Beefs Up Security at Border With Russia

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there had been “disturbing movement” in Kaliningrad, a Russian region just north of Poland.

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk in October. He accused Russia on Tuesday of provoking tensions at the countries’ border.
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Russia Senses Opportunity in Polish Political Turmoil

After its sometime allies were ousted in elections in Hungary and Serbia, Moscow has seized on Poland’s constitutional standoff in its effort to weaken Europe’s support for Ukraine.

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Protesting outside Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on Sunday.
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Poland Deploys Riot Police in Standoff Over Country’s Top Court

After years of legal wrangling, judges backed by the current government suspended the chief justice, as a feud escalated with the right-wing party that last held power.

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Police officers guarding the entrance to the Polish Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on Saturday.
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