Poland’s Economy Defies Putin’s Threats and Keeps Growing

With the obvious exception of Ukraine, no country has more to lose from Vladimir Putin’s warmongering than Poland, which shares a border of more than 300 miles (483 kilometers) with its battle-weary neighbor to the southeast. The boundary with Russian puppet-state Belarus stretches for an additional 250 miles or so. The implication being that if Ukraine falls, Poland might be next.

And yet, something remarkable has happened in this nation of 38 million, whose descendants go back more than 1,000 years, predating Moscow like much-older Kyiv. Poland has become no less than a juggernaut among 26 nations in the European Union, with the fastest-growing economy, the strongest emerging market currency and the most appreciated bonds sold by 50 countries since Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago.