{"id":11980,"date":"2026-07-15T12:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/sikorski-warns-putin-may-be-planning-false-flag-operations-using-ukrainian-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:07:31","slug":"sikorski-warns-putin-may-be-planning-false-flag-operations-using-ukrainian-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/sikorski-warns-putin-may-be-planning-false-flag-operations-using-ukrainian-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Sikorski Warns: Putin May Be Planning False Flag Operations Using Ukrainian Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During a security forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski warned that a desperate Vladimir Putin could deploy captured Ukrainian drones to trigger a NATO-level provocation.  <\/p>\n<h4>The Threat of Russian Hybrid Warfare<\/h4>\n<p>Foreign Minister Sikorski stated that while Ukraine&#8217;s effective resistance prevents a direct Russian invasion of Western nations, Moscow has been waging a hybrid war for the past decade. This includes constant cyberattacks and interference in foreign political processes by backing various extremist groups.<\/p>\n<p>Sikorski warned of a specific risk regarding false flag operations. He suggested that Moscow may attempt to use Ukrainian drones to strike targets within Russia or a NATO member state, providing a pretext for further escalation.<\/p>\n<h4>Security Alliances and European Financial Support<\/h4>\n<p>Addressing Poland\u2019s relations with Ukraine and Germany, Sikorski emphasized the importance of overcoming historical grievances to build a stable future. He noted that Ukraine\u2019s defense is vital for European security, as a Russian victory would put the entire continent in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also highlighted the significant financial burden Europe has carried over the last 18 months by funding Ukraine\u2019s non-military state functions, such as pensions and civil servant salaries. He expressed hope that the US would pass legislation to further support Ukraine, honoring the efforts of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a security forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski warned that a desperate Vladimir Putin could deploy captured Ukrainian drones to trigger a NATO-level provocation. The Threat of Russian Hybrid Warfare Foreign Minister Sikorski stated that while Ukraine&#8217;s effective resistance prevents a direct Russian invasion of Western [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-and-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}