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Putin Orders Snap Military Drills on NATO Border

New Atlanticist
Feb 26, 2024

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski: ‘Helping Ukraine is not only a good deed. It’s also a good deal.’

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Radosław Sikorski

The United States must continue to back Ukraine and deepen its alliances to stop Putin’s aggression and prevent a wider global conflict.

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UkraineAlert
Dec 12, 2023

New Polish PM Donald Tusk vows “full mobilization” of West to help Ukraine

By
Peter Dickinson

Poland’s newly appointed Prime Minister Donald Tusk has vowed to rally Western support for Ukraine as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

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New Atlanticist
Oct 15, 2023

Did Polish voters just set a new course toward centrism?

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Daniel Fried

Preliminary election results suggest that the ruling right-wing nationalist Law and Justice Party may be ousted in Poland. Here’s what the results mean for the EU, Ukraine, and more.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, Sept. 23, 2014

NATOSource

Dec 17, 2014

Putin Orders Snap Military Drills on NATO Border

By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills for Russian armed forces in the Baltic region to test Russia’s “battle-readiness”, a ministry of defence spokesperson told Russian news agency Interfax today.

Missile Defense Northern Europe

NATOSource

Dec 12, 2014

Baltic and Polish Defense Ministers Agree on Joint Response to Deter Russia

By Latvian Ministry of Defense

On 11–12 December the Baltic and Polish Defence Ministers at a meeting in in Cesis (Latvia) agreed on joint response to deter Russia in the region.

NATO Northern Europe

Polish soldiers in Ghazni, April 29, 2011

NATOSource

Dec 11, 2014

How the mission in Afghanistan changed the Polish Army

By Jacek Mutszak, Defence Global

Afghanistan is a challenge that NATO has struggled with for over twelve years. Poland was one of the member countries that sent its army there. It was the biggest test for the Polish Army since the end of World War II.

Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force

Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak with members of the Warsaw Armored Brigade, Oct. 10, 2014

NATOSource

Dec 11, 2014

Polish Defense Minister Concerned About ‘Unprecedented’ Level of Russian Military Activity This Week

By BBC

Poland says the level of Russian naval and air force activity in the Baltic Sea region has been “unprecedented” this week.

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Russian Su-34s intercepted by NATO F-16s, Dec. 8, 2014

NATOSource

Dec 11, 2014

Video: Dutch F-16s Intercept Russian Su-34 Jets Over Baltic Sea

By Latvian Public Broadcasting

The Dutch Ministry of Defense on Wednesday released footage taken on Monday by its F-16 planes participating in the NATO Air Policing Mission over Baltic skies, showing Russian Sukhoi SU-34 fighter-bombers flying in formation over the Baltic Sea.

NATO Poland

500 British armored vehicles are participating in exercise Black Eagle

NATOSource

Nov 24, 2014

UK’s Show Of Force Against Russian Aggression

By SKY News and BBC

From SKY News: More than 1,000 British troops and 500 armoured vehicles have been taking part in a military exercise in Poland, in a display of force not been seen since the Cold War.

Poland Russia

NATOSource

Nov 17, 2014

Poles, Russians Expel Diplomats Over Spying

By Vanessa Gera, AP

Russian and Polish officials confirmed Monday that they have carried out tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions in an espionage affair that highlights intensified efforts by Moscow to penetrate NATO counties

Intelligence NATO

Congressional Relations

Nov 13, 2014

Bielecki: Russia’s challenge “even graver than it may appear”

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council hosted the 2014 Bronislaw Geremek Lecture on the evening of November 6 at its headquarters in Washington, DC. The lecture series is an initiative launched by the Atlantic Council and the Government of Poland in 2009 to honor one of the great heroes of the Solidarity movement in Poland—and as a reminder […]

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Nov 6, 2014

Bronislaw Geremek Lecture 2014

By Atlantic Council

Please join the Atlantic Council and the Embassy of Poland on Thursday, November 6, 2014 for a unique conversation with former Polish Prime Minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki and former United States Senator Richard Lugar, as part of the annual Bronislaw Geremek Lecture.

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Nov 5, 2014

Poland To Buy Armed Drones Amid Ukraine Crisis

By AFP

NATO member Poland said Tuesday it will acquire combat drones as part of a multi-billion-euro revamp of its armed forces amid heightened tensions with Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.

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