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In a speech Thursday, Poland’s Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin should fear a conflict with NATO as it would inevitably end in Russia’s defeat. “It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but the other way around,” Sikorski said in a translated speech to the Sejm,…

Poland asked Russia for an explanation on Sunday after one of its missiles briefly entered Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine, leading the NATO member to deploy F-16 fighter jets.

A Russian missile heading for Ukraine traveled through Polish airspace early Sunday, causing NATO F-16 fighter jets to take off quickly and leading the Polish government to ask for explanations. The Armed Forces Operational Command of Poland stated that a cruise missile entered its airspace at around 4:40 a.m. on Sunday near the village of Oserdów, close to the Ukrainian…