NATO is deploying F-35s over Poland to deter Russian threats near Ukraine's border. The mission is the first F-35 operation there under NATO command.

NATO's surprising move after Ukraine attack stuns Europe and the shocking decision will completely change everything you thought you knew.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has warned that Poland may shut down its critical logistics hub for NATO military aid to Ukraine, expressing frustration over being excluded from key decisions on operations passing through Polish territory, RT reported.

Poland's strategic location, bordering Russia's Kaliningrad, Belarus, and Ukraine, makes it a critical NATO member, particularly in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

The NATO alliance agreed to a new defense spending target of 5% GDP by 2035, after a record number of members met the prior 2% defense spending goal last year.

Poland is home to the NATO Military Police COE, whose mission is to improve the MP capability of the member nations, and to improve interoperability. The U.S. should actively participate in the COE.

Poland also was the first NATO nation to provide Ukraine with German-made Leopard 2 tanks. This photograph taken on Jan. 1, 2023, shows a MIG-29 Ukrainian fighter jet flying over eastern Ukraine.

How important has Poland become in the U.S. and NATO's efforts to respond to Russia's invasion? Stephen Mull, Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland: Well, good evening, Nick.

On the one hand, NATO and US forces guarantee security against the Russian threat, but this "protection" has its price: limiting Poland's sovereignty and its ability to make independent strategic decisions.