Word: polese
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
-- According to the Soviet news agency TASS, additional Soviet troops were sent across the Lithuanian border to "ensure the rights" of ethnic Russians and Poles, who make up almost 20% of the republic's residents. Some 30,000 troops were already stationed in Lithuania.
The opening session had been intended to cover only procedural matters, but was forced into substance by a dispute that illustrates how quickly old apprehensions are resurfacing. Alarmed by Chancellor Helmut Kohl's ambiguity about the status of postwar German-Polish borders along the so-called Oder- Neisse line, the...
After 7 1/2 hours of discussion, the conferees announced that they had agreed to invite the Poles to join in when the meetings focus on the Oder- Neisse line. In a belated attempt to reassure other Europeans who feel stampeded by the rush to unification, Volker Ruhe, general secretary of...
Not only the Poles but most of the Western European governments are demanding admission to the two-plus-four club as it becomes clear that the security of the entire Continent is under negotiation. Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van den Broek contends that a fait accompli will not be acceptable...
A. Not a wall. We should come out of our snail shells. Also, a lot of people are demoralized. They have overthrown the old system, but they see only ruins all around. Instead of rolling up their sleeves, they are waiting for help. They feel inferior. East Germans have been...