Poland faces a razor-thin presidential run-off, with polls showing just a one to two per cent gap between the leading candidates: nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki and liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski,

Poland will hold a presidential runoff election on Sunday, with polls indicating a neck-and-neck race between a liberal pro-European Union mayor and

The Netherlands last month signed a contract for the purchase of 46 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from the Franco-German defense company KNDS worth more than 1 billion euros (about $ 1.14 billion). The Western European member of NATO is determined to significantly strengthen the heavy armored component of its ground forces.

Around 120 personnel and six Gripens from the Blekinge Air Flotilla arrived in southeastern Poland, near the border with Ukraine, as part of a NATO

Tactical air landing operations could prove decisive in the early phases of a conflict. This was demonstrated at the start of the Ukraine war.

Although the presidency in Poland is largely ceremonial, the office holds the power to veto legislation — a crucial check in a parliament where Tusk’s governing coalition lacks the numbers to override a veto.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Russian President Vladimir Putin a few weeks ago about the potential NATO response in the event of aggression against Poland. "If necessary, Poland will have NATO's support,