Poland's Sikorski calls for faster defence preparations, warns against trusting Russia’s assurances

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said the country needs to accelerate preparations for its defence and compared Russian assurances to CIA Director John Ratcliffe that Putin does not want to provoke NATO with promises not to invade Ukraine.

Source: European Pravda, citing a post by Sikorski on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Apparently, Putin's spooks told CIA Director he would not provoke NATO. Putin had told president Biden's CIA Director that he would not invade Ukraine. We should accelerate defence preparations."

Poland's Sikorski calls for faster defence preparations, warns against trusting Russia’s assurances

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