NATO to grow stronger by 2030, Russia to face terrible hangover, says Polish foreign minister
Photo: Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski (Getty Images)
NATO was created to deter Russia, and by the end of the decade, Alliance countries will be stronger. Russia, meanwhile, will face a "terrible hangover" by 2030, according to Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, on X.
“NATO was created to deter Russia. Then we spent over 20 years trying to Europeanize Russia. And Russia itself decided to reject all that and try to rebuild its empire. We will not allow that. By the end of the decade, we will be stronger, and Russia will have a terrible hangover,” Sikorski said.
At the same time, the Polish foreign minister noted that the EU economy is valued at $19 trillion, while Russia’s is $2 trillion. Sikorski added that since Donald Trump’s first presidency, European allies, including Canada, have doubled their defense spending.
“As Europe, we spend 2.5 times more on peaceful purposes than Russia does on the military,” emphasized the Polish minister.
Elections in Poland
Reminder: presidential elections will take place in Poland tomorrow, May 18. Since 2015, the country has been led by Andrzej Duda, who served two terms as president.
The main candidates ahead of the election are the left-liberal Rafał Trzaskowski and the national-conservative Karol Nawrocki. RBC-Ukraine explained the key candidates’ positions on Ukraine.
Learn more about the elections in Poland, one of the most important European countries for Ukraine, in our full report.
