Some who spent decades under the Soviet yoke — politicians and ordinary people — think that the move could enrage Moscow and undermine the sense of security they have felt since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the expansion of NATO in the 1990s.
The region’s long-standing distrust of Russia became more acute following Russia’s annexation of the Crimea Peninsula and its role in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Poland, the region’s largest country and most potent speaker, has pushed for a large, permanent deployment of at least two divisions of NATO troops on its territory as a deterrent to …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
