WARSAW, Poland — The Conservative Political Action Conference, the United States’ premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a tightly contested presidential election between a liberal mayor and a conservative backed by President Trump.

Latvia is calling on all EU member states to suspend the issuance of visas to Russian citizens, citing rising security threats from Moscow, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze announced on May 25. While some EU countries have restricted or halted visa issuance to Russian citizens,

Poland's defense minister has called on lawmakers and the president to support a bill that would see the country withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines.

Poland is expanding defenses, training citizens, and partnering with France to deter potential Russian invasion threats. NPR’s Rob Schmitz reports.

The tightly contested initial round of Poland’s presidential elections on May 18 highlighted the difficulty of deflecting disinformation and cyberattacks by domestic and foreign actors. A

Cybersecurity was a key focus of the two-day Impact conference, which concluded on Thursday in the western Polish city of Poznań.

The U.S. National Security Agency says hackers working for Russian military intelligence tried to access the systems of Western technology and logistics companies involved in shipping assistance to Ukraine.

Poland’s presidential race has exposed deep political fractures, with a surging far right threatening the liberal lead. As fear-driven narratives gain traction, the election’s outcome could reshape not only Poland’s future, but also broader European democratic norms.

The comments come after reports that Finland expects a Russian military build-up on its borders after the war in Ukraine ends.

The measure comes during the run-off period of the Polish presidential election, after a campaign dominated by the issue of migration.