Nikolai Patrushev warns Warsaw would 'cease to exist in two to three days' if war breaks out
Longtime close associate of Vladimir Putin responded to Radosław Sikorski's claims about NATO's military superiority over Russia.
Nikolai Patrushev, a longtime close associate of Vladimir Putin, issued a stark warning that Warsaw would be wiped out within days if hostilities with Russia broke out.
Patrushev's remarks were framed as Moscow's direct response to recent comments by Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, who spoke about NATO's military superiority over Russian forces.
Moscow's answer to Warsaw
“What Sikorski, claiming that Poland has military superiority over Russia, does not understand is that in the event of hostilities against Moscow, Warsaw would cease to exist within two to three days,” Patrushev said, using strong language to dismiss the Polish assessment.
He also accused the Polish foreign minister of misjudging Russian strength, saying that Sikorski “assesses Russian military power amateurishly” and refuses to accept that the Russian armed forces are not deploying their full potential during their “special military operation” in Ukraine.
The statement underscores heightened rhetoric between Moscow and Warsaw amid ongoing tensions over the war in Ukraine and broader NATO–Russia rivalry.
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