US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: 'We take seriously those concerns that Russia may one day try to open a front along a line right here.'
A Polish town near the border with Russia is the scene of intensive military exercises this week - amid fears it could be a flash point for the outbreak of World War III.
Orzysz - which sits just 35 miles from the heated frontier - has been hosting NATO live-fire exercises practically in view of Russian president Vladimir Putin's forces.
It is this area near the Russian Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad that global powers fear may be the weak link in Europe's defence against the bullish Kremlin's military might.
But with these tactically-placed war games, the West - and especially the United States - hopes to make clear that it is fronting up to the Russian threat.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travelled to witness the explosive military drills on Wednesday.
He trekked through drizzling rain along the frozen ground with Polish officials to survey hundreds of troops in a scene reminiscent of the height of the Cold War.
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