Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes western Ukraine
Countries along NATO’s eastern flank growing increasingly concerned about the risk of escalation of the war in Ukraine.
Al Jazeera English reports: Countries along NATO’s eastern flank growing increasingly concerned about the risk of escalation of the war in Ukraine.
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