"With European support, Ukraine can fight on its own for the rest of this year," says Sikorski on CNN

Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, appearing on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, stated that with European backing, Ukraine can maintain its defense against Russia throughout the year.

Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski (right) was a guest on Fareed Zakaria's (left) program GPS on CNN.

Photo: CNN/GPS

"It’s up to Ukraine to decide whether to keep fighting," Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on CNN a day before the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. During his U.S. visit, he also met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The head of Polish diplomacy rejected comparisons between Ukraine and Czechoslovakia in 1938, stressing that unlike then, Ukraine is actively defending itself and has strong allies.

"Ukraine can fight on its own with our European support for the rest of this year.”

In part 1 of our conversation, Poland’s foreign minister @sikorskiradek told me how Ukraine can survive, amid warming US-Russia relations: pic.twitter.com/gKhwWgck3d

— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) February 23, 2025

Poland's top diplomat highlighted Ukraine’s military achievements, including securing the Black Sea, destroying most Russian tanks, and ramping up drone production.

Minister Sikorski also recalled that Ukraine once surrendered its nuclear arsenal for security guarantees, which Russia later violated.

With continued European support, he argued, Ukraine can hold off Russian aggression throughout the year, forcing Putin to reconsider his strategy.

💬 Poland has been spending 2% of GDP on defence for 20 years. Now almost 5% and we will continue to do so. The majority of allies have now come up to scratch. We need to do a better job of it. And there is a determination to do what is up to us.

| FM @sikorskiradek for @CNN pic.twitter.com/M6PpS2SHIU

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) February 23, 2025

Source: CNN/GPS/X/@FareedZakaria/@PolandMFA

(m p)

Read more about this subject:

• UPDATE: Polish FM, US state secretary discuss peace in Ukraine