"China is the only country that could force Russia to end the war against Ukraine," said Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski in an interview with "Foreign Affairs". According to politics, Moscow became much more dependent on Beijing, which gained vassal.
Radosław Sikorski spoke to "Foreign Affairs" on Wednesday at the margin UN General Assembly session in fresh York. The recording was posted on Thursday on the magazine's website.
Ukraine - Russia. Radosław Sikorski: Russia has become much more dependent on China
Sikorski assessed that The only country that can force Russia to end the war is China. - If they told the Russians to end the war, otherwise They will close the border and halt trading with themI think the Russians would gotta comply. But they don't want to do it, he said.
Deputy Prime Minister admitted that the war in Ukraine "fits China". - I'm sorry. They make quite a few money selling Russian goods. Russia has become much more dependent on China. So China took the vassal, he said. According to him, Beijing would most likely not be happy if Putin lost his power as a consequence of the lost war. - I'm sorry. Because of its rivalry with the US China does not want to be alone - added.
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- I'm sorry. I think that if we had allowed Putin to take over Ukraine and Russia would not have had any consequences for it, the Chinese authorities would have considered that it would be okay to recover what they consider to be a rebellious province - said Sikorski, referring to Taiwan.
Hits on Russian refineries. "Information on petrol queues across Russia"
Sikorski besides referred to Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. He pointed out that the attacks could have touched half of them by now. Of course, we don't know how permanent the harm is, but... information about gas queues all over Russia - stressed. - So this fight about who's going to run out of supplies first seems to be more equal than we expected," he added.
He reported that during talks with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities he heard that they did not anticipate that he might shortly scope ceasefires. "They believe that emergency planning must be carried out, but they are actually planning a war on the possible of 3 years," he said.
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When asked if he feared Trump would irritate the absence of a truce, he replied: - I hope he gets upset by his friend Vladimir mocking him. And I hope that president Trump will do what he promised in August, which is to impose fresh sanctions on Russia," Sikorski said.
Russian drones over Poland. Deputy Prime Minister of the request to build a strategy
Deputy Prime Minister was asked about recent Intrusion of Russian drones into Poland. - We think it was intentional provocation. We've been watching these drones since they started. The place of launch was different from in the case of launch (drons - ed.) aimed at Ukraine - said Sikorski.
- I'm sorry. We see it as part Putin hybrid kit for NATO testing - added, recalling another Russian hybrid attacks in Europe, including Poland. "We feel like we passed the exam, but we besides learned something: we request a strategy like in Ukraine to deal with this peculiar threat, namely drones," he added.
He pointed out that they should be utilized for this purpose cheaper measures than F-35 aircraft.
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He admitted that Poland was pleased with NATO's reaction. "We have called for (starting - ed.) Article 4, that is to say an urgent consultation if the country feels threatened. It was immediately launched - reminded Sikorski. He besides noted that the allies passed on Poland Support in the form of additional air defence and fighter measures. "Planners must address this gap in our defence," he stressed.
- I'm sorry. So I think it's another disappointment for Putin. He increased our sense of danger, giving us a chance to do something about it," he added.
When asked about president Donald Trump's reaction, the head of the MFA replied: - I wonder what his reaction would be if 21 Cuban drones flew over Florida. But distance doesn't matter. He now declared that if Russian fighters breach NATO airspace, we would have the right to knock them down. It's a message of obviousness, but it's inactive good that he said it - the Deputy Prime Minister continued.
Trump's speech at the UN. Sikorski: I will remember for years
Commenting on Tuesday Speech by Donald Trump at the UNSikorski said he would remember them for years. "As a consequence of his speech and meetings with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski sounded more openly erstwhile it came to supporting Ukraine," he added.
When asked about the Polish safety strategy, he noted that "Poland did not delegate its sovereignty to anyone".
- I'm sorry. So if individual crosses our border with a tank, a ship or a plane, our army will do what the Constitution of Poland provides. But it's good to feel the allies join us in pain. We are pleased to have 10,000 American soldiers stationed here. We are glad that 2 weeks ago in The White House We heard that if we wanted to, we could have more. We spend $15,000 a year on all American soldier. (...) Keeping them in Poland is cheaper than in the USA. We have good training courses and their exercise is besides cheaper - mentioned Sikorski. - I think We gave (Trump - ed.) good business - he said.
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He besides announced that Poland would not send soldiers to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission for historical reasons. We were the same country for 400 years. It would be as if the British had sent soldiers to Ireland.. But we will do everything else to make this operation successful, he declared.
- I'm sorry. We request to defend the hub, we request to defend the lines of communication that are at hazard of espionage and attack. I can besides imagine an operation in the airspace from Polish airports - he said.
He admitted that talks about the hypothetical creation of a peace mission in Ukraine are not as urgent as supporting Ukraine in the fight here and now.
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