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orangecrush

(19,517 posts)
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:31 PM Feb 2022

On the Edge of a Polish Forest, Where Some of Putin's Darkest Fears Lurk

REDZIKOWO, Poland — Tomasz Czescik, a Polish archaeologist and television journalist, walks his dog each morning through a forest near his home here on NATO’s eastern flank, wandering along the edge of a green chain-link fence topped with razor wire.

He enjoys the fresh air and morning quiet — until loudspeakers on the other side of the fence, strung with “Keep Out” signs in Polish, English, German and Russian, start blasting “The Star -Spangled Banner” at high volume.

“I don’t know anyone who has ever been inside there,” Mr. Czescik said, pointing across the fence toward a cluster of haze-shrouded buildings in the distance.

The fence is the outer perimeter, guarded by Polish soldiers, of a highly sensitive U.S. military installation, expected to be operational this year, which Washington insists will help defend Europe and the United States from ballistic missiles fired by rogue states like Iran.





https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/world/europe/poland-missile-base-russia-ukraine.amp.html



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On the Edge of a Polish Forest, Where Some of Putin's Darkest Fears Lurk (Original Post) orangecrush Feb 2022 OP
Putin refuses to realize that NATO has no interest in invading Russia Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #1
Agree 100%. orangecrush Feb 2022 #2
"NATO's eastern flank" greenjar_01 Feb 2022 #3

Wicked Blue

(5,831 posts)
1. Putin refuses to realize that NATO has no interest in invading Russia
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:55 PM
Feb 2022

Why on earth would they want it?

NATO is protecting itself from Russia.

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