I’ve been trying to follow this thing. I can’t imagine why Russia would want to mess with Poland. There’s just so much easy pickings out there if they’re so inclined. Besides which, Poland is Catholic and not Russian speaking.
They are not. They will pick off all of the non NATO countries first.
That’s just what Russians do.
Does the date “17 September 1939” ring any bells?
I think Poland has been invaded almost more than any other country because of the geography—it’s flat.
You are correct. Russia's next goal will be some kind of union with Belarus and perhaps Moldava. Belarus is just like the Ukraine, but even more "Russian."
Poland was historically controlled by Czarist Russia. Putin sees himself as the champion of the historic Russian Empire.
Poles commonly speak Russian, esp. if they're over 35. It was a required language course in government schools.
The fall of the soviet empire bagan at Gdansk. Gdansk is a very important shipping port for Europe and right next to the Russian sliver of Kalalingrad. A simple change of the map would give a spanking to Poland and what better way for Putin to humiliate the once fiercly pro USA ally then to take the city that spawned the Solidarity Movement? I am sure Polish intelligence is monitoring the city for arrival of Russian passports and Russian speaking arrivals. If Obama had his balls from Wookie’s purse he would stage some Naval drills in the region and have the US Navy move a few more warships to ports at Gdansk and Gdynia.
After Kievan Rus was decimated by the Mongols, a large part came under the sway of Lithuania (once one of the largest countries in Europe) and then Poland from the 15th century. In the meanwhile Moscow was the tax collector for the Mongols and Muscowy became the successor state to the Mongol Empire.
Moscow has tried to crush Poland over the centuries and vice-versa. Poland conquered Moscow in 1610 and was instrumental in Napoleon's capture of Moscow in 1713.
There is a lot of bad blood between the two.
Poland was instrumental in the dismantling of the Tsarist regime and in the collapse of communism.
The fall of the soviet empire bagan at Gdansk. Gdansk is a very important shipping port for Europe and right next to the Russian sliver of Kalalingrad. A simple change of the map would give a spanking to Poland and what better way for Putin to humiliate the once fiercly pro USA ally then to take the city that spawned the Solidarity Movement? I am sure Polish intelligence is monitoring the city for arrival of Russian passports and Russian speaking arrivals. If Obama had his balls from Wookie’s purse he would stage some Naval drills in the region and have the US Navy move a few more warships to ports at Gdansk and Gdynia.
Poland didn't agree with that