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The correspondence is just the latest installment in a series of emails from Dworczyk's personal account that have been published online for months on Telegram channels. They indicate Dworczyk has been using an unsafe, personal email account for conducting state affairs. They also show a glimpse into how top PiS politicians conduct business.

People take part in a protest under the slogan 'Not one more' in front of the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, in Prague, Czech Republic, 11 November 2021. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

Almost seven million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the war. More than 4.100 civilians were killed, including 264 children, the UN said.
Nearly 5.000 people were injured, mostly in shelling and airstrikes.

Poland's healthcare system has the capacity to treat at least 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was quoted as saying by Reuters today. He said this against the backdrop of a new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine.

But if Morawiecki believed the sense of unity coursing through the EU might move Brussels to release 36 billion euros in frozen post-pandemic recovery cash, he was wrong.

"I have always supported the V4 and I am very sorry that cheap Russian oil is more important to Hungarian politicians than Ukrainian blood. #SlavaUkraini," she tweeted.

The Czech defence minister added that with elections in Hungary imminent, "it is not right for me to take part in the campaign".

A traffic jam in Kyiv, Ukraine, 24 February 2022. EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

At midday on Thursday there were already reports from Poland about trains arriving in Warsaw this morning full of Ukrainians, with some saying these tickets were purchased days ago in expectation of a Russian invasion.

In early January, as part of efforts to contain inflation, which is at a two-decade high and running at one of the fastest rates in the EU, the Polish government announced it would introduce zero VAT on basic food items, natural gas and petrol. The move is part of efforts to relaunch the party ahead of the 2023 election as the one that looks after the interests of the working class.

"Farmers from distant lands are joining us, but also trade unions from Amazon and other companies. We are tired of the price increase. We are blocking roads because we want to save Polish food production. Today we need a lifeline for Polish agriculture," said Agrounija leader Michal Wellman.

The arrival of the heaviest military equipment in the West will herald the Polish government's pledge from July 2021 to "radically increase" the country's defence capabilities and to expand the Polish Armed Forces to a staggering 300,000 personnel - a combination of the regular professional army and part-time volunteer Territorial Defence Force, which was created in 2017.