Putin knows the Poles would kick his ass.
Oh, yes. And this time Germany would be supporting the Poles. Putin would do well to leave Poland - and Finland, for that matter - alone. Two countries filled with tough people.
I'm 3rd generation here. Some distant relatives there would really like to put an ass whooping to anyone crossing their borders.
They're not on horseback anymore!!!
And they've got a very deadly contingent of Special Forces.
“Putin knows the Poles would kick his ass.”
Particularly after the Katyn Forest Massacre and the Smolensk assassination.
I don’t think so. Poland doesn’t have much militarily.