Claiming that a U.S. plan to base defensive missiles in Poland would upset the military balance in Europe, Russia has threatened to redirect its missiles at Poland. But according to The FINANCIAL, it was Russia's invasion of Georgia that pushed Poland over the edge and into the deal with the U.S. to deploy the defensive missiles.
Before the conflict in Georgia there was a reasonable amount of popular opposition in Poland to the missile defense deal, but new surveys show that for the first time a majority of Poles support it, with 65% expressing fear of Russia, BBC reports.
The United States and Poland finally reached agreement on the deal last week, after Russia sent forces into Georgia, a move that has alarmed former Soviet satellite states like Poland. The talks between the United States and Poland had been deadlocked for months, but the Russian military intervention in Georgia appears to have given both sides a final push to get the deal done.
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