NATO is deploying F-35s over Poland to deter Russian threats near Ukraine's border. The mission is the first F-35 operation there under NATO command.

In another deadly escalation of its invasion, Russia launched a powerful overnight barrage of missiles and drones on western Ukraine, killing at least two people and wounding over a dozen more. The strikes targeted Chernivtsi,

Polish President Andrzej Duda has warned that Poland may shut down its critical logistics hub for NATO military aid to Ukraine, expressing frustration over being excluded from key decisions on operations passing through Polish territory, RT reported.

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The NATO alliance agreed to a new defense spending target of 5% GDP by 2035, after a record number of members met the prior 2% defense spending goal last year.

Poland President-elect Karol Nawrocki says he's committed to keep helping Ukraine against Russia's invasion but also signaled a shift on NATO.

I believe that both Ukrainians and our allies simply believe that the Rzeszow airport and our highways are theirs, excuse me. Well, it's not theirs, it's ours,' says Andrzej Duda - Anadolu Ajansı

On the one hand, NATO and US forces guarantee security against the Russian threat, but this "protection" has its price: limiting Poland's sovereignty and its ability to make independent strategic decisions.