Warsaw Pact members had far less ability to defy the will of the Kremlin, and those that did were subject to dangerous consequences such as military action. The member states were independent ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters in Warsaw after meeting the head of the pact Mark Rutte. "Reaffirming the commitment that Nato is obliged to defend Poland in any critical ...

Warsaw, which supports Ukraine's struggle against Russia's full-scale invasion, has been arming itself for several years by making large purchases of military equipment, including fighter jets ...

However, many scrapped compulsory military service following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact in the early 1990s. Now, some EU states are reintroducing compulsory conscription for ...

The Czech Republic has officially completed the transfer of its last remaining Soviet-era T-72M1 tanks to Ukraine, marking a ...

Donald Tusk's statements about the need for access to nuclear arsenals should not be viewed as militaristic rhetoric that has become ...