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In reply to the discussion: This is just a heads up. Poland is on alert. [View all]handmade34
(22,756 posts)9. lots of talk in Europe
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-28577904
"Earlier this week, it emerged that the UK is to send a "full battle group" of 1,350 military personnel to take part in Nato manoeuvres in Poland to support allies in eastern Europe"
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28530283
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11379083.UK_should__take_the_lead__on_Russia_at_Nato_summit___report/?ref=var_0
"Earlier this week, it emerged that the UK is to send a "full battle group" of 1,350 military personnel to take part in Nato manoeuvres in Poland to support allies in eastern Europe"
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28530283
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11379083.UK_should__take_the_lead__on_Russia_at_Nato_summit___report/?ref=var_0
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Why did Russia essentially annex Poland and keep it under its control for so long after WW2?
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2014
#20
Ya...Russia gobbled up a bunch of countries and called it the Soviet "Union"
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2014
#22
The whole situation is very serious. The diplomatic apparatis is almost non-existant
TT_Progress
Aug 2014
#34
They've been on edge since the annexation of Crimea. And it's not like it never happened before...
freshwest
Jul 2014
#5
No, historically they're first on the list! See my edited post that you just replied to above.
freshwest
Jul 2014
#12
I think the Belarus and Ukraine were seized upon in an opportunistic fashion only. But
freshwest
Jul 2014
#25
Good post. Current geopolitics are extremely complicated and we are also making mistakes
TT_Progress
Aug 2014
#37