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Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski says Russia currently doesn’t have the capacity to mount a direct attack on Poland, though Warsaw isn’t dismissing the risk of Russian provocations and continues to treat such threats with seriousness.
Sikorski made these comments in an interview with Italy’s Il Messaggero, as reported by UATV English.
“Today, Vladimir Putin does not have the means to attack us. At most, he may attempt some kind of provocation,” he said.
He added that while Poland isn’t reacting with alarm to Russia’s threats, the country takes them seriously given its long history of facing Russian aggression. Sikorski noted that further hostile moves from Moscow can’t be entirely dismissed, pointing out that the Kremlin leader has a track record of making decisions rooted in overly optimistic and ultimately flawed judgments.
The foreign minister also underscored the immense human toll and economic damage Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has inflicted across Europe.
Turning to Ukraine’s performance in the war, Sikorski offered praise: had someone predicted five years ago that Ukraine would avoid occupation, keep exporting grain through the Black Sea, and hold a stable front line, few would have believed it possible — yet Kyiv has surpassed nearly all expectations.
He also credited Europe with exceeding expectations of its own by staying united behind Ukraine and rolling out twenty rounds of sanctions against Russia.
“We used to think Putin had the world’s second strongest army. Today, it can be said that he has the second strongest army in Ukraine,” Sikorski remarked.
Earlier in the week, Sikorski said Poland and its allies hold credible intelligence pointing to Russia preparing fresh provocations, and he called on Moscow to abandon such plans.
As previously reported, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland is ready to help Ukraine modernize its MiG-29 fighter jets, on the condition that Ukraine or its allied partners cover the associated costs.
