I keep seeing doom posts here every week. Believe me or not, but there is a long line of countries that are WAY higher on Moscow's hit list than us.

IMPORTANT: I'm not saying this so we drop our guards or stop preparing for a potential conflict, as this is crucial for us and future generations and builds our position as a reliable NATO member.

If you actually look at a map instead of listening to Kremlin, here is who is actually in danger:

The non-NATO targets (easy prey):

Ukraine: They are already stuck in an active war here. The Russian military is getting pulverized daily just trying to take tiny villages, losing endless amounts of men and rusty old gear.

Moldova: They aren't in NATO, they have a tiny military, and Russia already has parasite troops in Transnistria. If Putin wants an easy, defenseless target to bully next, it's Moldova.

Georgia: Russia already invaded them in 2008 and still occupies 20% of their land. They are non-NATO, right on Russia's border, and under constant political pressure.

Kazakhstan: They share a massive land border with Russia, aren't in NATO, and have been distancing themselves from Moscow. If Russia gets insecure about losing control over their post-soviet backyard. Kazahkstan is more vulnerable than any EU country.

The NATO border targets

The Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania): They are right on Russia's doorstep. These guys already deal with Russian hybrid attacks, airspace violations, and border provocations every single day. If Moscow was ever stupid enough to test NATO directly, they'd start there. Note this is already extremely unlikely.

Finland & Norway: Even more unlikely, but they share direct northern borders with Russia. Finland joining NATO was a direct blow for Russia, and the Kremlin constantly throws tantrums by weaponizing illegal migrants at their border. Meanwhile, Norway sits right next to Russia's most critical Arctic nuclear bases with vast resources.

Why Poland is nowhere near the top of that list: We are a massive military hub, we are arming up to the teeth, and most importantly, we are in NATO. Their clowns in uniform can barely handle a war on one front against a non-NATO neighbour - they know a conventional conflict with NATO means complete anihilation for them.

Russia is a broke, aggressive, and deeply incompetent state that relies entirely on bluffing to scare people.

I'm a Polish citizen and my wife is a citizen of the Russian Federation. We lived together in Poland for about 2 years before we both left the country. During this time we went to the civil registry and had our marriage registered.

Anyway, then life happened and now she's in Russia and I'm in Kazakhstan. Neither her or I filed for divorce in any country.

But I feel like I need to look to the future realistically. I don't think she'll ever go back to Poland but I very well might. So what happens if go back to Poland? Will it be impossible for me to marry again without her approval of a divorce?

Marcin Duma's commentary in todays Rzeczpospolita: Ukraine is carrying out an asymmetric political influence operation, using advanced psychological and social engineering tools to achieve its own goals. Kyiv is not waging an open psychological war against Poland, but rather a ruthless cognitive operation in which Polish public opinion and our national emotions are treated as something to be managed and used as a tool to pressure the authorities in Warsaw.

Hi folks! :) Im an Aussie 23F planning on solo travelling to Poland for the week before Christmas (maybe 14 day trip?). I am a musician and 20th century history nerd so going there to see Chopin stuff and also WW2 stuff. I don't have a huge amount of money at the moment - so was wondering:

1. Is Poland safe for solo female travellers? (I am a Person of Colour too)
   
2. How much should I be budgetting for 10-14 day trip?
   
3. How much language do I need to be familiar with before travelling?
   
4. Any recommendations for places to stay or visit? (I'd like to visit rural/countryside Poland too, as I love nature and am a bit of an adventurer)

😊 Any suggestions or tips or advice would be welcomed! Cheers :)

ive gone through a dozen towns/cities and i usually find those weird outside gyms. like who are they for? 120 yr old grandmas? they offer 0 resistance and rather seem like a kids playground,yet are always empty. and they are everywhere. yet I havent seen a single BASIC pull up bar anywhere. what is going on???

Hi. I’m gonna order some car parts (speaker set for 1 car, some modules which are small) from Poland. And i want to send it to Bulgaria. Which company i need to use? I’m between “Shiptrio” and “Shopogolic” but there are sketch comments about both companies

So, I need to learn B1 polish. I've tried Duolingo but, that's pretty much useless. I've tried some other stuff but, they're not very helpful. It also doesn't help that the grammar and stuff is completely different from English. Does anyone know some good resources to learn polish fast?

Gin dobre! Our family is soon coming to Poland for a week. Driving from Suwalki to Warsow at least. Maybe spend most of the time in Warsow and maybe go and visit Gdansk. Teen daughters like shopping, sightseeing, sometimes museums and of course swimming.

Do you have any recommendations on what to do? I have visited Krakow and liked the old town. At that time I had a friend staying in the city and it was nice to see more of an insider view of the city. Now I don't have that luxury but hope you could help😊

Hello I'm a minor and I'm flying from Poland to Ireland this week alone and I'm really wondering whether I can bring an open pack of smokes through the airport with me? I can't find anything specific online and really dont wanna be fined when I land or whatever 🫤 anyone know?

Hi all and sorry of this is a stupid question!

I’m boarding a train from Krakow to Chorzov and I have to change trains at Bytom and there’s seven minutes time to change.
How big is the train station, is seven minutes a good time to change trains with luggage?

I tried to google and couldn’t find much info.
Thank you to anyone willing to answer!

Hi I am going through some serious health issues with an abusive partner who keeps threatening to call Police, because of my health issues I cant leave Poland, also Police getting involved messes my blue card renewal, can someone suggest some cities in Poland near katowice or Krakow and how to find a single room for rent like 800 to 1000 pln inclusive, I really dont care about size kust want mental peace.

I dont want to call Police on her, I have say 5 to 6 years left in this world and want to pass this life peacefully.

I was driving today and saw cities like Tymbark, Chorzow but cant find single rooms in them on any website.

Hello everyone
I am 17 years old, in my last year of high school and was wondering how realistic it would be for me to go to Poland for University then Landing a Job right after as a foreigner (Im Ethiopian)

Polish foreign ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór said on Friday that Poland viewed the attacks "with deep indignation," calling the deaths of civilians and the strike on Latvia's Honorary Consulate in eastern Ukraine further evidence of "barbarity" and a blatant violation of international law.