The city of Lviv is located in western Ukraine near Ukraine's border with Poland.
November 19, 2025
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contextual
Geographic location relevant to the western front and proximity to a NATO-member state
Ternopil is located about 200 kilometers (120 miles) from the Polish border.
November 19, 2025
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geographic
Spatial location of the Ukrainian city Ternopil relative to Poland.
Rail links between Poland and Ukraine are used to transport aid to Ukraine.
November 18, 2025
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temporal
Logistical routes for delivering assistance to Ukraine across the Poland–Ukraine rail corridor.
Poland's military spending reached 4.7% of gross domestic product in 2024 and was planned to be increased to 4.8% of GDP in 2025.
January 01, 2024
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National defense expenditure as a share of GDP and planned near-term increase.
Poland's armed forces comprised over 210,000 military personnel, making them the third-largest armed forces in NATO after the United States and Turkey (as of 2024).
January 01, 2024
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temporal
Size ranking of national armed forces within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by personnel.
Several NATO member states, including Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Germany, have coastlines on the Baltic Sea.
January 01, 2024
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descriptive
Geographic relationship of specific NATO members to the Baltic Sea.
Gallup World Poll data show that Greece experienced a 28-percentage-point drop in the reported importance of religion between 2013 and 2023.
December 31, 2023
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temporal
Change in self-reported importance of religion over the 2013–2023 period.
Poland purchased approximately $50 billion worth of U.S. weapons during 2023–2024.
January 01, 2023
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temporal
Aggregate arms procurement spending by Poland from U.S. suppliers over a two-year period.
Poland is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
March 12, 1999
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descriptive
Poland's NATO membership is relevant to security and border discussions with Ukraine.
Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea that is separate from the rest of Russia and is bordered on two sides by Lithuania and Poland.
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geographical
Geographic description of the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and its borders.