Poland and the United States: Warsaw and its ‘big brother’
By DW
03 April 2022 |
8:11 am
The war in Ukraine has moved Poland from the fringes of US foreign policy into the spotlight. At the same time, Washington has become even more indispensable for Warsaw as a guarantor of security.
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