A parade celebrating Poland’s Armed Forces Day in 2024. The vacation commemorates the 1920 victory over Soviet Russia on the Battle of Warsaw within the Russo-Polish Struggle.
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A parade celebrating Poland’s Armed Forces Day in 2024. The vacation commemorates the 1920 victory over Soviet Russia on the Battle of Warsaw within the Russo-Polish Struggle.
Omar Marques/Getty Photos
As a neighbor of Ukraine’s and host to greater than 2 million of its warfare refugees, Poland has seen, heard and felt what Russia is able to, and it is now making ready for the worst.
This 12 months, Poland will spend practically 5% of its GDP on protection, greater than some other NATO member, together with the U.S.
NPR’s Rob Schmitz has the story of the nation’s plan to coach each grownup in Poland for warfare.
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This episode was produced by Christine Arrasmith and Connor Donevan with audio engineering by Neisha Heinis. It was edited by Nick Spicer, Jeanette Woods and Nadia Lancy. Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.
