Poland-Ukraine Rift: Warsaw escalated its dispute with Kyiv after Zelensky signed a law creating a National Heroes’ Memorial/Pantheon, warning that honoring figures such as Stepan Bandera or Roman Shukhevych would “significantly worsen” relations and complicate Ukraine’s EU path. Defense Industry: Poland signed an 8bn zloty ($2.2bn) framework for domestically produced Piorun air-defense launchers and missiles, with most deliveries for the Polish armed forces and the rest for Lithuania, Latvia and Norway under the EU SAFE program. Energy Security: Poland’s ORLEN locked in a three-year Equinor crude supply deal starting deliveries in September, aimed at giving refineries in Poland, Czechia and Lithuania flexible Norwegian feedstock. EU Economic Policy: Six EU finance ministers, including Poland, urged the bloc to discuss in September an EU framework to tax oil firms’ windfall profits tied to the Iran-linked energy shock. Cyber & Data Protection: A MyDr medical data breach is reported to have exposed sensitive information affecting about half of Poland’s population. Security Threats in Europe: Western reporting says Russia is intensifying sabotage and cyber operations targeting European weapons and infrastructure tied to support for Ukraine. Arctic Agenda: Finland will host an EU leaders summit on the Arctic in September, with Poland’s PM Donald Tusk among scheduled attendees.