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If Russia threatened Poland, would NATO protect it?

October 14, 2015

When Tim Sebastian put that question recently to former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, he didn't seem certain. But NATO Supreme Commander Philip Breedlove says: "The United States will defend its allies".

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