Day: February 6, 2024

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that his country must urgently prepare for the threat of war with Russia, in an interview published on Monday.

Kosiniak-Kamysz was asked by the newspaper Super Express whether he considered Russia’s military defeat of Ukraine and a subsequent invasion of Polish territory a possibility.

“I expect every scenario and take the worst ones most seriously. That is the task of a defence minister in the situation we find ourselves in today,” the conservative politician replied.

Kosiniak-Kamysz, 42, said that he had “not just said these words out of the blue,” but had weighed them up carefully.

Poland is a member of the European Union and the NATO military alliance.

NEW – Poland is preparing for war with Russia — BILD pic.twitter.com/6igz2yiuPM

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The Netherlands has concerns about data security on Meta’s social media platform

The Dutch government may ban public servants from using Facebook due to concerns over data security on the platform, De Telegraaf newspaper reported on Monday. Digitalization Minister Alexandra van Huffelen told the outlet that a formal report on the issue was pending.

She said the government has long-standing reservations about how Meta, Facebook’s US parent company which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, handles sensitive user information. Last November, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) was asked to advise whether government officials should be using Facebook. It is expected to issue a response soon, added van Huffelen.  

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