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Two French fighter jets and two Polish MiG-29s Sending Old Fighter Jets to Ukraine Is a Terrible Idea
The urge to do something is strong, but there are more practical ways to help.
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A traffic jam on a boulevard leading out of Kiev is seen as Ukrainians flee the city following the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. There Could Be 10 Million Ukrainians Fleeing Putin’s Bombs
Europe has opened its borders to the continent’s biggest exodus of refugees since 1945.
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A Polish border post is pictured in in Zerdziny, Poland, on July 3, 2016, on the NATO nation's frontier with alliance partner Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad region. NATO Must Prepare to Defend Its Weakest Point—the Suwalki Corridor
On the Polish-Lithuanian border, the West must respond to Russia’s actual capabilities rather than making assumptions about its intent.
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Children from primary and high schools hold banners and flags during a protest for Peace in Ukraine in Przemysl, Poland, on March 1. Poles Shed ‘Old, Bad Memory’ to Express ‘Simple Human Compassion’ for Ukrainians
Reflecting the mood of the country, the Polish press has been unusually unified in support for its “eastern neighbors.”
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Refugees rest at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing in Poland. Poland Unprepared for Waves of Ukrainian Refugees
Ukraine’s largest friendly neighbor is struggling under the impact of evacuees.
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Protesters hold out a giant Ukraine Flag. In the background another Ukrainian flag is held up and a Polish flag is also visible. How the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Is Turning Poland Into a Strategic Player
Warsaw is set to become the linchpin of the West’s efforts to project power in Eastern Europe.
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Polish President Andrzej Duda and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hold a press conference following talks on bilateral relations and Ukraine’s ties to Europe at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on Aug. 31, 2019. How Poland Turned Ukraine to the West
For Kyiv, Warsaw is a model of what a country can become when it escapes the Russian umbrella.
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Tanks are shown on a snowy, barren field. NATO Is Dangerously Exposed in the Baltic
Don’t listen to Russia. NATO needs to bolster, not downsize, its flimsy defenses.
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Concertina wire along a Polish border crossing with Belarus. Will Poland’s Border Emergency Become Permanent?
After months of closure, Foreign Policy gets an authorized glimpse into the militarized Polish-Belarusian border zone.
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Soldiers from the Polish Armed Forces rest. The European Union Owes Poland a Thank You
Brussels likes to ostracize the Polish government, but Warsaw has just done the entire continent a favor.
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A hand gesticulates next to a Polish and European Union flag. Poland’s Twin Crises
Warsaw is challenging Brussels on the rule of law but using an immigration crisis to soften any pushback.
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pis-poland-refugees-border How the Belarus Crisis Boosted Poland’s Ruling Party
By focusing on an external enemy, the Law and Justice Party is trying to transform its image in Brussels and beyond.
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Migrant children peer through a barbed wire fence as security forces in riot gear on the other side look back at them. The Poland-Belarus Border Crisis Is a Harbinger of the Future
The crisis is a window into the pitfalls of prevailing migration politics.
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Migrant children pose for the camera in a tent camp on the Belarusian-Polish border on Nov. 11. Don’t Blame Belarus. Blame Brussels.
The migrant crisis on the EU’s eastern border is the result of an incoherent and inhumane European migration policy ripe for exploitation by autocrats.
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks to border army units. Belarus Is Risking Crisis on the Polish Border
The “weaponization” of migrants and growing provocations leave Warsaw few options.
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