What Neighbours Are Writing About Poland – 31 October 2026

In brief

• Poland plans to hand over two MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, as confirmed by Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi.
• Ukraine thanks Poland for its military support, and relations between the two countries are improving compared to the summer.
• In Poland, the conflict over the Constitutional Tribunal has intensified: the ruling PiS party accused the government of attempting a coup d'état after the Tribunal's chairman was dismissed.
• Citizens began gathering in front of the Tribunal's seat, prompting police to intervene to ensure security.

Ukrainian press

The Ukrainian press reports that Poland is preparing to hand over two MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi confirmed that talks with the Polish side on this matter are ongoing and that there are currently no problems with the delivery. He also added that Ukraine thanks Poland for its military support (МЗС про два МіГ-29 від Польщі: "Працюємо над отриманням" – Українська правда). Yevropeiska Pravda writes similarly, adding that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has noticed progress in normalizing relations with Poland compared to the summer (У МЗС бачать прогрес у нормалізації відносин України та Польщі – Європейська правда).

The Ukrainian outlet Suspilne reports that the conflict over the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland has intensified. The ruling PiS party accused the government of attempting a coup d'état after the removal of the Tribunal's chairman, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański. In response to these events, citizens began gathering in front of the Tribunal's seat, prompting police to intervene to ensure security. (Польська партія PiS заявила про «держпререворот» після відсторонення голови Конституційного трибуналу – Suspilne)

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