Russia Attacks Poland?

Russian drone alert in Poland before Belarus border closure:

Warsaw airport has been shut down. Polish and Nato jets have been scrambled.

WWIII

Keep us posted!

Everyone calm down.

Putin is another who needs to go. He and Trump should be put on a rocket together and sent into space with no chance of a return trip..

Add Netanyahu to that rocket ship.

I am calm as long as nukes don't start flying, that's what I fear the most. I became paranoid as a child during The Cuban Missile Crisis. That was very scary shit.

I was at work this afternoon and my Ukrainian coworker was saying their family was texting them this. They seemed to feel it was a big deal. Even if it was a mistake on russias part

They said a missile struck Poland or at least that’s what their dad said

Didn't Poland suffer enough when Hitler invaded them? Back off, scumbag Putin.

WW3 in the sky over Poland? You Nellie’s are ridiculous-read the feckin’ news instead of cuninh here. Ridiculous—

Yes everyone here is just a HUGE Nellie and worries far too much about everything R12.

"In an operation launched after ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’, Poland shoots down Russian drones amid Russian attack on Ukraine".

Nothing to see here at all R12 is there?

Remember that Israel attached Iran few months ago . Another nothing burger

Nothing burger. Probably a weak-ass false flag by the Ukrainians or MI6

Poland lives to fight another day

[quote]Putin is another who needs to go. He and Trump should be put on a rocket together and sent into space with no chance of a return trip..

That should be easy enough. Just use Space-X.

I hope Martha Stewart’s and Christine Baranski’s distant relatives are safe!

Oh look, another thing Kamala warned us about

[quote] Remember that Israel attached Iran few months ago . Another nothing burger

Last time I checked Iran isn’t a member of NATO.

R11 Germany invaded Poland first on Sep 1, 1939, then Russia invaded 16 days later. The Polish military fought bravely, but they were no match for a war on two fronts. Britain declared war on Sep 3 but dropped anti-Nazi pamphlets on Germany instead of using its military to defend Poland..

Hitler considered the Slavic people (which includes tge Poles) to be subhuman. He wanted the land of Poland for Germans to own and occupy and to use the Polish people as slave labor. Any possible threats were destroyed, including many people in leadership positions within the nation.

Poland lost 20% of its population in WWII. Both Polish Jews and Polish Christians were sent to Nazi concentration camps. After the war, Poland lost its independence to the Soviet Union for decades.

After all the help the Poles gave to the Allies in WWII, Britain refused, under pressure from Stalin, to allow Polish military personnel march in the London victory parade in 1946.

NATO members know from experience it is imperative to defend Poland immediately if it is attacked because their countries are next in line.

From the article linked below:

[Quote] From the beginning, this was to be a different kind of war—a war not only of conquest but also of annihilation. On August 22, just before the invasion, Hitler delivered a speech to his military commanders at Obersalzberg. In the speech, he said that the object of the war was to physically destroy the enemy. Men, women, and children of Polish descent or language were to be killed without pity. The campaign was to be carried out “with the greatest brutality and without mercy.”[4] To that end, the Einsatzgruppen—SS death squads—and police battalions were formed to exterminate Poles who might oppose German rule. Lists were drawn up of prominent men and women who were to be tracked down and killed as soon as possible. Cities like Warsaw were eventually to be “cleansed” of their Jewish populations and the ethnic Polish population reduced to a small group of slave laborers. Hitler devised a monstrous plan of colonization based on extreme violence and murder; tragically, those plans would evolve into unimaginable crimes that would culminate in the creation of a new kind of industrial-scale killing: the extermination camp.

Some defense stocks rose 50% this morning, in response to this event, according to Barron's. To read the article, you need a subscriotion or start an account for limited viewing of articles on the site.

Looks like some people are taking this seriously.

[Quote] Russia escalated geopolitical tensions, flying military drones into Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine. That “act of aggression” had shares of defense contractors moving, again.

Capitalism can always be counted on to profit off of war (and often cause them).

Why can't we just kill Putin? JFC, you know someone could do it. Aren't satellites used for this type of shit? Take Dump and Israel's guy too.

The Polish PM is using strong language, saying this incident/moment is the closest Europe has been to war since WWII. Hopefully Russia backs off and doesn't try a stunt like this again, but with Putin and even worse henchmen as the decision makers, who knows.

Article 4 invoked!

R22 Because if one bad guy at the top gets knocked off, then no head of state will feel safe. And if we know anything about (most) world leaders, they'd rather millions die in wars than have their own precious selves put at risk.

What makes this moment so perilous is Trump will side with Putin, regardless of what he may say, and European leaders know this.

America's superpower military was an effective deterrent to Russia's aggression until the traitor took office.

Putin sees how toothless and spineless any opposition to Trump is within the US and knows the Republican party is now Russia friendly, in stark contrast to its position previously, before MAGA replaced any and all serious, competent Republican statesmen in Congress.

It will be up to Europe to stop Putin.

Russia might as well start now, because 3-5 years out it's going to be a very different Europe. France and Germany are massively increasing their domestic defense spending, and Macron is pushing the EU to become a major global military force. They need to kick out Hungary.

Biden caused this.

[quote] Putin is another who needs to go

I can only imagine he hasn’t been assassinated because everyone in a high enough position in Russia to get close enough has made hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to him, and they don’t want to lose it

Gee. If only someone had warned us that this would happen.

Oh, wait. Someone did. The lady who should have been president.

[Quote] Article 4 invoked!

Yes, but that doesn’t mean NATO is at war with Russia. It means Poland has called on other NATO members to consult about a common defense.

What I think will happen is, other NATO members will send fighters and air defenses to Poland. If it happens repeatedly, showing it was deliberate, that will change, though.

It's not my Russian incursion of Poland, it's Biden's Russian incursion of Poland!

R32 You post that in jest, but you know that's exactly how Trump will spin this.

[quote]Biden caused this

In some ways, he did. The Biden admin continually refused to give Ukraine the weapons it needed to truly win the war (e.g ATACMS long range missiles), out of fear of "escalation", which only signalled to Putin to keep going. Remember how long it took for the U.S. to finally relent and allow the transfer of F16s from NATO countries to Ukraine? Or the M1 Abrams tanks?

R26, I wonder if this was the point of Putin’s meeting with Trump: he wanted to see for himself just how out of it Trump was before he expanded into Poland.

The Poles have been okay with Putin attacking Ukraine without a stitch of awareness that it could happen to them (AGAIN, I might add — Poland was invaded by Russia in the 80s), just as all the MAGA morons are crying because they don’t think Trump would do it to THEM!

As such, I have very little respect for the Poles, here. Poland is a country of whack job conservative politics. Politically, they’re not a nice or wise people.

^ very homophobic and racist, too.

R36 I respectfully disagree. Poland has helped Ukraine tremendously during this latest war, including spending €40bn (1.9% of its GDP) between 2022 and 2024 for defense and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Yes, they could do more, but the statement that "The Poles have been okay with Putin attacking Ukraine" is completely false.

Published Sep 8, 2025

[Quote] Russia’s war against Ukraine as the first stage of a Moscow-led imperialist project which threatens Polish sovereignty. Effectively, this means Poland is equating its own struggle against Russian expansionism with Ukraine’s resistance against Vladimir Putin: Polish prime minster Donald Tusk remarked in March 2025 that “Poland’s national interest requires unequivocal, lasting support for Ukraine in its defence against Russian aggression” is “non-negotiable”.

[Quote] As such, since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Poland has provided extensive military and political support while mobilising assistance among its allies. Poland is the main logistics hub in Europe for defence and humanitarian aid, with 80% of military donations transiting through the country; between 2022 and 2024, the country spent €40bn (1.9% of its GDP) on defence and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, including refugee costs. It has also delivered 47 military aid packages to date—a feat which continues, despite the risk of Russian strikes on Polish territory. Poland is also engaged against Russia diplomatically: in July 2024, Tusk signed a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to provide military assistance, defence industry cooperation and support for Ukraine’s NATO and EU membership bids. Poland also participates in, for example, the Ukraine Defence Contact Group and has imposed its own sanctions against Russia while actively supporting European efforts to weaken Russia’s economy. Poland is also a member of the “Coalition of the Willing”, co-chaired by Britain and France, whose members last week pledged strong defence support for Ukraine.

What if your mother and father never met.

Yeah, I don't know where R36 gets his news from, but it's not the real world Re: his claim that Poland hadn't "a stitch of awareness that it could happen to them":

"As the Russian president’s war in Ukraine continues to rage, Poland is preparing to be his next target."

Trump's "statement" on the incident:

What's with Russia violating Poland's airspace with drones? Here we go!

Europe is experiencing a worrying leadership crisis. UK PM Starmer is headed straight down the shitter, Macron is giving deep in debt France her fifth prime minister in 21 months and in Germany Merz is polling behind the far right AfD. The EU has proved toothless and the natives are increasingly restless about the non-natives among them. And now the war in Ukraine has breached the border.

R36 is complete nonsense. No country has helped Ukraine more as a percentage of its GDP than Poland.

The Russians are the big baddie to Poles, even more than the Germans.

And Poland will soon have the most powerful army in Europe, as a response to Russian aggression in Ukraine.

R42 = Fox News MAGA talking points.

So much for Trump “solving wars.” Israel bombed Qatar without his approval too. The world knows he is a weak ignorant fool who is busy wrecking the US.

[quote]The world knows he is a weak ignorant fool who is busy wrecking the US.

We sure fucking do R45. While Americans are all just sitting there watching it happening and not doing anything about it. Pathetic.

[R46] Do you think the majority of Americans don't want to do anything to stop the madness?

Normal non-MAGA citizens are waiting for someone(s) with military experience and/or political knowledge to lead the way. Without a sound plan, any serious actions to stop the regime would likely end up with a lot of people arrested, injured, or killed, without effecting any real change. It could result in martial law declared, making a bad situation worse, and political prisoners being sent to prisons or detention without due process.

Congress and the Supreme Court have sabotaged our political system. We've been betrayed. More than half the country can see this and want to stop it but by going up against the military, police, and surveillance systems established, we'd be like fish in a barrel.

Also factor in how politically divided the US population is now. We are unable to unite against a common enemy, and any rebellion would have to worry about the regime's supporters spying and informing authorities about suspicious activity.

How many nations have been able to successfully able to overthrow a dictatorship from within? And how long did it take them to do it?

.It's easier to fight against another nation that to fight an enemy in power within your own nation because you have no control of the resources needed to successfully win.

If you have ideas on how a divided population can successfully overthrow a major superpower from within its borders, please share. We're eager to learn.

Hopefully, Trump will start to act instead of buying into the BULLSHIT Putin has been spoon feeding him.

[quote] While Americans are all just sitting there watching it happening and not doing anything about it. Pathetic.

What are YOU doing about this? You personally, since you are so insistent that other people here have to directly take action.

R49 My guess is that R46 does not live in the US but somewhere in "the rest of the world".

For those interested, here are the sources for my “talking points” at r42 which another here accused me of having taken from Fox News.

Mark Landler, NEW YORK TIMES, “A Year After ‘Loveless Landslide,’ U.K. Leader Is Even Less Popular,” June 30, 2025.

Roger Cohen, NEW YORK TIMES, “French Government Collapses, Again, Deepening Paralysis,” Sept. 8, 2025.

Thomas Escritt, REUTERS, “Germany's Merz Slips Behind Far Right In Poll After Angering Friend and Foes,” Sept. 12, 2025.

[quote] [R49] My guess is that [R46] does not live in the US but somewhere in "the rest of the world".

Well, that's no excuse. He seems to think individuals can take direct action to change world events. So what is he doing personally to help?

Well, it won’t get any attention now because America is obsessed with the murder of Charlie Kirk. He is bing made into a martyr.

I'm in Ireland, but as a regular news consumer here I can confirm that what R42/R51 wrote is pretty much accurate. There's certainly a leadership crisis across Europe, and confidence in politicians is at an all-time low (what else is new?). Though the reports of an imminent "civil war" may be stoked by right-wing media in the UK, the country is in a pretty grim state. And look at the "Block Everything" demonstrations happening all across France today. The problems are the same all over Europe: cost-of-living crisis, unaffordable housing, crumbling of public services, declining education standards.

R47 is a realist, and as someone watching the whole Trump/ MAGA shitshow from afar I can appreciate how scary and difficult it is for all of you who actually have to live in the middle of it day to day

I hope that Trump's patience with Putin is wearing thin, but am prepared to be disappointed as always

R46 It is times like these that I sincerely wish we had a parliamentary system that could have a no confidence vote and call for new elections. Unfortunately, it's nearly impossible to really do anything other than protest mid-term. It sucks!

R36 your potato will be withheld - so transparent. You're supposed to be a bit more subtle.

Geography is destiny---it's always Poland.

Potato vodka bump