Krzysztof Bosak
Krzysztof Bosak is a Polish right-wing politician and one of the co-leaders of the Confederation (Konfederacja) party and parliamentary caucus. He has served multiple terms in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, and is known for his Eurosceptic and nationalist positions. He ran as the Confederation's candidate in the 2020 Polish presidential election.
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Polish president's circle negotiates with far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun over Senate pact
Representatives of Polish President Karol Nawrocki are in talks with associates of Grzegorz Braun about adding Braun's party, Konfederacja Korony Polskiej, to a right-wing electoral pact for the Senate elections. The move would lift the political cordon sanitaire around a figure known for anti-Semitic, pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian actions, including the recent destruction of a UPA memorial in eastern Poland.
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Ukrainian citizen attacks Benedictine monastery in Poland, killing at least one priest
A 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen carried out a knife attack on the morning of 24 September at a Benedictine sisters' monastery in Jarosław, in southeastern Poland, killing at least one priest and injuring five other people. The attacker was detained at the scene. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk both responded, with Zelensky calling it a "horrible crime" and Tusk pledging full enforcement of Polish law.