Poland’s foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski slams PM Orbán and PM Fico again for Russia ties
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Russia is unlikely to risk a military conflict with NATO, claiming that Moscow has severely “drained” its military capacity in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Sikorski also slammed the Hungarian and the Slovakian premiers again for their close ties to Russia.
Sikorski: Russia suffered more than 1 million casualties
In an interview with Czech weekly Respekt, cited by TVP World on Monday, Sikorski said that Russia has suffered up to a million casualties in Ukraine, leaving its armed forces depleted and unable to engage in additional conflicts.
He added that Moscow would need several years to rebuild its military, giving European countries time to bolster their defenses, though he warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin could still commit a “cardinal error.”
Addressing broader transatlantic relations, Sikorski commented on the US national security strategy released under President Donald Trump, which raised concerns in Europe over its perceived tough stance toward the EU, the Turkish news agency Anadolu wrote.
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He pointed out that European defense spending doubled during Trump’s tenure and affirmed that the US “would not abandon” Europe despite shifting resources to other global priorities.
“Europe will need to take on more of its own security burden,” he said.
Sikorski criticised Orbán, Fico
Sikorski dismissed speculation that the US strategy encourages some countries, including Poland, to leave the EU, describing a Polish exit from the bloc as “catastrophic” and reiterated Warsaw’s goal to remain both “a reliable Washington ally and an influential EU member.”
He also questioned the rationale of national leaders like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, who argue they rely on cheap Russian energy. According to Sikorski, both countries could meet energy needs from southern Europe at comparable long-term contract prices.
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On Trump no matter whether you are a supporter or opponent the single best thing he did for Europe was to shake it out of its’ lethargy on its’ own defence forcing Europe to stand on its’ own two feet rather than rely forever on US military support. The Putinist idiots will rave about Trump’s ideology and then fall silent on the part about Europe bolstering its’ military. Thank God for Poland. They set the proper example and the Polish president Orban so much wanted to win election, Nawrocki, gave Orban the cold shoulder due to his ties with Putin. Meloni who was so promoted by Orban as well for being right-wing has also given Orban the cold shoulder when it comes to European defence and opposition to Russia. These people have the good sense to know what the threat is and they haven’t been bought by Putin like Orban has.