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Russia and Poland are linked through their shared history of geopolitical conflict as noted in [1], and their contemporary strategic relationship, highlighted by President Biden's visit to Poland regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine in [2] and the impact of Russian military positioning on Poland's borders in [3].
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The Geopolitics of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Implications for Africa ... eu-opensci.org 2 facts
quoteUS President Joe Biden described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as an "inflection point" during a visit to US troops in Poland.
claimThe Russian military is constrained from positioning forces along the entire 650-mile eastern border of Poland, as well as the eastern borders of Slovakia and Hungary and the northern border of Romania, due to the NATO membership applications of Sweden and Finland.
Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War and the Changing Face ... rand.org 1 fact
referenceMeredith Reid Sarkees and Frank Wayman documented a list of historical conflicts and their major participants in their 2010 book 'Resort to War: 1816–2007', including the Crimean War (1853–1856, France/Great Britain/Ottoman Empire/Russia), the Lopez War (1864–1870, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay/Uruguay), the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878, Russia/Ottoman Empire), the Boer War (1899–1902, Great Britain/Boers), the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905, Japan/Russia), the Russo-Polish War (1919–1921, Poland/Soviet Union), the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936, Ethiopia/Italy), the Korean War (1950–1953, United States/North Korea/China/South Korea), the Vietnam War (1965–1975, United States/South Vietnam/North Vietnam), the Sino-Vietnamese War (1979–1987, Vietnam/China), the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989, Soviet Union/Afghanistan), and the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988, Iran/Iraq).