Yesterday at 22:20
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that it was Moscow itself that chose to become an enemy of the West, as he commented on current relations with Russia.
He made the remarks in an interview with RMF24.
Sikorski emphasized that Poland never wanted to consider Russia an adversary.
“It’s better to live in peace with your neighbors. But when one neighbor attacks another neighbor close to us, there are consequences,” he said.
He stressed that “if Russia engages in espionage, sends arsonists here, and threatens us—including with nuclear weapons—then Russia has clearly decided it is an enemy of the West.”
“It also promotes fascist, imperial rhetoric at home—this is how it conditions its society for aggression. That’s why we have reasons to fear Russia,” Sikorski added.
At the same time, he welcomed recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Russia.
“It’s encouraging that the U.S. President is beginning to say what European leaders have been telling him for half a year, but the real test will be whether the United States adopts a new sanctions package [against Russia],” the Polish FM noted.
Sikorski recently suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime could collapse if an arms race similar to that of the Cold War era is reignited.
He also said that Russia’s proximity is the strongest argument for Poland to maintain high levels of defense spending.
