Still, the historic symbolism of today's summit will not be lost on anyone. For the Polish capital was the place where the old Soviet Union established the Warsaw Pact, the communist bloc's response to Nato. Now, it is the alliance's turn to meet in precisely the same building where old Warsaw Pact commanders held their summits.
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