-— Sounds like Putin has put Poland and Lithuania on his menu after he absorbs Ukraine. -—
Sure sounds like it. But I have Polish relatives, and Poland will not roll over for the Ruskies. Putin knows that, and is more likely trying for the Finlandization of Poland, or pulling Poland into a Russian alliance.
LOL-- they'd sooner line up on the streets of Warsaw, drop their pants, and wave their hind parts at the Russian embassy.
The Poles react viscerally to both German and Russian pressure, but they have some admiration for German cultural and economic achievements.
The Russians they regard as little more than white Mongol barbarians.