poland ceased to be a member of The Warsaw Pact – the USSR’s alternative to Nato – when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
In 1999 poland joined Nato along with two other other former Soviet nations: Hungary and Czech Republic.
Will the UK go to war if Poland is invaded?
Britain’s major role in the Second World War began in 1939 when the UK and France declared war on Germany following the Nazi invasion of poland.
Now Poland is also part of military alliance Nato, so if Poland is invaded will the UK go to war?
Nato has been keen to minimise threats of all out conflict.
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PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine may never join Nato like neighbouring Poland.
FORMER Soviet nation and current Nato member Poland has welcomed Ukrainian refugees and provided military support following Russia’s invasion.
Poland, which shares a border with Ukraine, has been a member of Nato since 1999[/caption]
Poland and Ukraine share a 535km border, and are both former members of the Soviet Union.
Speaking on a video call with Ukranian military, Zelensky said: “Ukraine is not a member of Nato.
“We have heard for years that the doors were open but we also heard that we could not join.”
Is Poland in Nato?
The North Atlantic Treaty Association (NATO) was established in 1949 as an international military alliance for mutual defence against the perceived threat of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Poland ceased to be a member of The Warsaw Pact – the USSR’s alternative to Nato – when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
In 1999 Poland joined Nato along with two other other former Soviet nations: Hungary and Czech Republic.
Will the UK go to war if Poland is invaded?
Britain’s major role in the Second World War began in 1939 when the UK and France declared war on Germany following the Nazi invasion of Poland.
Now Poland is also part of military alliance Nato, so if Poland is invaded will the UK go to war?
Nato has been keen to minimise threats of all out conflict.
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But Health Minister Sajid Javid did warn Moscow against attacks on Nato allies.
“We have been very clear, even before the war started, that if there was an attack on any Nato country, even if just a single toecap of a Russian soldier steps into Nato territory then it will be war with Nato and Nato would respond,” Javid said.
“That has not changed throughout this conflict and there would be a significant response from Nato if there was any kind of attack from Russia,” he told Sky News.
However, although Nato aims to provide collective security and mutual defence, since the since the start of the conflict, it has aimed to minimise risks of all out war and denied Ukraine’s requests for a no-fly-zone which could be seen as an act of aggression against Russia.
What other countries are in Nato?
There are 30 member states in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
The post-war alliance has expanded to include 28 European member states and two North-American states.
Here are all the Nato member states and the year that they joined.
UK (1949)
US (1949)
Canada (1949)
Denmark (1949)
Belgium (1949)
Portugal (1949)
Norway (1949)
Iceland (1949)
Italy (1949)
Netherlands (1949)
France (1949)
Luxembourg (1949)
Greece (1952)
Turkey (1952)
Germany (1955)
Spain (1982)
Hungary (1999)
Czech Republic (1999)
Poland (1999)
Slovakia (2004)
Slovenia (2004)
Lithuania (2004)
Estonia (2004)
Latvia (2004)
Bulgaria (2004)
Romania (2004)
Albania (2009)
Croatia (2009)
Montenegro (2017)
North Macedonia (2020)
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