"Four years ago, Poland was set to become the staging ground for advanced U.S. ballistic missile interceptors.But after the plan collapsed—and seeing defense budgets in the rest of Europe on the decline—Polish political leaders decided they needed their military to fend for itself.
And now with an aggressive Russia bearing down on Ukraine, Warsaw is getting even more worried—and prepared.
“The world stands on the brink of conflict, the consequences of which are not foreseen,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said shortly after Russia’s Feb. 27 invasion of Crimea."
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