Speaking on TVN24 on Tuesday, Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski warned that exposing Russian plans reduces their likelihood, emphasizing the urgent need to build resilience against hybrid warfare and disinformation. <\/p>\n
Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski stated on Tuesday, July 21, on TVN24 that the more clearly the West shows Russia it knows its plans, the lower the probability of their execution. He stressed the necessity of building resilience and warning against Russian disinformation on social networks.<\/p>\n
Addressing Putin’s struggles to conquer the Donbas and Ukraine over the past 14 years, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that Moscow is likely weighing various scenarios to divide NATO, though such efforts will ultimately fail.<\/p>\n
When directly pressed on the realism of an operation utilizing Ukrainian drones against Poland, Sikorski replied that it is a variant whose activation decision rests with a single person. He added that hybrid warfare is a daily reality, warning of a potential larger-scale repeat of last year’s incident involving Russian drones flying over Poland under the guise of being Ukrainian.<\/p>\n
Sikorski has formulated similar warnings previously, including in an interview with CNN on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, where he asserted that public warnings can effectively deter Russian provocations while expressing confidence in the United States as an ally.<\/p>\n
He assessed that Russia currently lacks the forces for a frontal attack on NATO, which would be visible through troop movements, but did not rule out a false-flag operation using Ukrainian drones to feign a response to an alleged attack. He recalled 2022 US intelligence warnings that successfully deterred Russia from fabricating a pretext for invading Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Minister of National Defense W\u0142adys\u0142aw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated on Monday that the risk of a Russian provocation involving captured Ukrainian drones remains very high, noting that Moscow systematically tests the resilience of Polish air defense systems and critical infrastructure via GPS jamming and cyberattacks.<\/p>\n
He recalled three recent interceptions of Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea by Polish and Swedish fighters within a single week, adding that the government security committee will address potential drone provocations alongside cyber defense and critical infrastructure protection.<\/p>\n
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas stated in an LRT radio interview that Russia’s failures in Ukraine, economic problems, and domestic social discontent may drive the Kremlin toward new escalations, placing the Baltic region and Poland as the most likely upcoming targets.<\/p>\n
Kaunas’s statement followed Lithuanian President Gitanas Naus\u0117da confirming intelligence reports regarding potential conventional and non-conventional Russian provocations designed to test NATO unity. Meanwhile, Ukrainska Pravda noted that other eastern flank allies have shared similar concerns, with Latvia already reinforcing its critical infrastructure protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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