{"id":1394770,"date":"2026-06-25T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1394770"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:52:41","slug":"russia-is-preparing-a-false-flag-operation-says-sikorski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-preparing-a-false-flag-operation-says-sikorski\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Is Preparing a False-Flag Operation, Says Sikorski"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Russia is already preparing a false-flag provocation to justify further aggression, Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski said on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sikorskiradek\/status\/2069434687668318477\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p>According to him, recent statements from the Kremlin may be part of the information groundwork for an operation by Russian special services. Sikorski compared such actions to the methods used by Nazi Germany before its invasion of Poland in 1939.<\/p>\n   <p>The statement came after remarks by Vladimir Putin about possible retaliatory strikes against European countries. Warsaw believes that such rhetoric is aimed at further escalating tensions in the region.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThis sounds like an announcement of a provocation. I expect an attack on Russian territory under a false flag, to which Putin will then \u2018respond.\u2019 Let me remind you that in August 1939, the Abwehr staged a \u2018Polish\u2019 attack on the radio station in Gleiwitz in order to create a pretext for war,\u201d Sikorski said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Earlier, Ukraine\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Andrii Melnyk, stated that Ukraine remains ready for direct negotiations with Russia in pursuit of a just and lasting peace. According to him, Kyiv continues to propose a ceasefire along the front line.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-to-receive-first-tranche-of-90-billion-eu-package-during-recovery-conference-in-poland\/\">Ukraine to Receive First Tranche of \u20ac90 Billion EU Package During Recovery Conference in Poland<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is already preparing a false-flag provocation to justify further aggression, Polish &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1394771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,49,51,36415,36422,53,55,50,36537],"tags":[76,78,72926,72930],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1394770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ukraine","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-russia-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-4","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid","tag-russian-disinformation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Russia Is Preparing a False-Flag Operation, Says Sikorski - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-preparing-a-false-flag-operation-says-sikorski\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Russia Is Preparing a False-Flag Operation, Says Sikorski - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Russia is already preparing a false-flag provocation to justify further aggression, Polish ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-preparing-a-false-flag-operation-says-sikorski\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-25T13:22:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/frame_1300x750_f433fb3257b1498b8ec6e462457add5e-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-preparing-a-false-flag-operation-says-sikorski\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-preparing-a-false-flag-operation-says-sikorski\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Russia Is Preparing a False-Flag Operation, Says Sikorski\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-25T13:22:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-preparing-a-false-flag-operation-says-sikorski\/\"},\"wordCount\":211,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-preparing-a-false-flag-operation-says-sikorski\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/frame_1300x750_f433fb3257b1498b8ec6e462457add5e.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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