Radosław Sikorski

Poland presses Ukraine to reverse UPA unit honor as wartime tensions deepen

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Poland is holding quiet talks with Kyiv over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to assign one of Ukraine’s Armed Forces units the honorary name of the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA.

3 June, 11:16 AM

Russia cannot launch major offensive against NATO now — Sikorski

Russia is currently incapable of launching a large-scale offensive against NATO countries, but warned the alliance must remain prepared for sabotage and provocations, Radosław Sikorski said on May 27.

27 May, 11:15 AM

Sikorski says battlefield situation is improving for Kyiv

Ukraine’s battlefield position is improving, and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may revise his expectations for the war as Kyiv receives further support from the European Union, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said, Ukrinform reported on May 22.

22 May, 03:34 PM

Poland rejects fast-track EU membership for Ukraine

Radosław Sikorski said he opposes fast-tracking Ukraine’s entry into the European Union, arguing Kyiv should complete the full accession process as Poland once did, in an interview with RMF24 on Apr. 16.

16 April, 01:58 PM

Polish FM Sikorski praises Ukrainian immigrants’ work ethic

Ukrainian immigrants in Poland show a higher level of professional activity than Poles, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told the Sejm on Feb. 26, citing the establishment of more than 120,000 companies by Ukrainians since 2022, Onet reported.

26 February, 06:45 PM

Sikorski warns NATO defense against Russia could cost €1.2 trillion

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has estimated the cost of defending NATO’s eastern flank, which includes Poland, in the event of a Russian attack, Onet reported. Sikorski is set to make the statement during an address to the Sejm on Feb. 26.

26 February, 10:24 AM

Sikorski urges Musk to block Russia’s Starlink use, Musk calls him 'imbecile'

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a post on X on Jan. 27 to prevent Russia from using Starlink satellites for drone strikes on Ukraine.

28 January, 12:06 PM

Poland’s foreign minister mocks Russian claim that Lenin created Poland

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has mocked an outlandish claim by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova that Poland was “created by Vladimir Lenin.”

17 December 2025, 01:57 PM

Sikorski tells Elon Musk to go to Mars after call to abolish the European Union

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski slammed Elon Musk after the U.S. oligarch called for the dissolution of the European Union in response to a regulatory fine against his platform X.

7 December 2025, 01:39 PM

Russia to close Poland’s last consulate in Irkutsk after similar move by Warsaw

Russia will close Poland’s consulate general in Irkutsk on Dec. 30 in response to Warsaw’s decision to shut the Russian consulate in Gdańsk, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 01:08 PM

Poland will provide Ukraine with $100 million for military aid and purchases of U.S. weapons

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said the country’s Foreign Ministry plans to provide $100 million for military support and purchases of U.S. weapons for Ukraine by the end of the year, PAP reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 03:56 PM

‘The lowest low of war hysteria’: Poland’s Sikorski spars with Orbán’s aide over Russian oil imports

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Balázs Orbán, political director to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, clashed publicly on Oct. 22 over Hungary’s continued imports of Russian oil.

24 October 2025, 10:23 AM

Poland threatens to ground Putin’s jet en route to Trump talks

Polish authorities may ground Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s plane if it flies through the country’s airspace en route to Hungary for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski warned on Oct. 21, according to Reuters.

21 October 2025, 01:19 PM

Sikorski and Szijjártó clash over Poland’s refusal to extradite Nord Stream sabotage suspect

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó traded sharp remarks after Poland refused to extradite a Ukrainian national to Germany over alleged involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.

19 October 2025, 05:58 PM

Poland FM Sikorski urges Tomahawk supply to Ukraine

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski urged Western allies not to fear supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, dismissing escalation concerns as unfounded and arguing that such arms would force Russia to adapt, The Guardian reported on Oct. 15.

16 October 2025, 12:05 PM

Polish FM displays Iranian Shahed drone in UK parliament

Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski presented an Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drone—the same model Russia uses against Ukrainian cities every day—during a meeting at the UK parliament on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 09:54 PM

92 Russian drones flew toward Poland, Ukraine intercepted them over its territory – Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 92 Russian drones were headed for Poland on Sept. 10, all were intercepted over Ukraine, but 19 still entered Polish territory, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 10:12 PM

Sikorski was ready to grant asylum in Poland to Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream case

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski was prepared to grant asylum to Ukrainian Volodymyr Z., suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, the newspaper Rzeczpospolita reported, citing sources on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 04:06 PM

Polish FM raises Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in talks with China

Any proposals to end Russia’s war against Ukraine must be based on respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Polish FM Radosław Sikorski told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the meeting on Sept. 15.

16 September 2025, 12:30 PM

Polish FM: West must urgently realize it’s Ukraine teaching us to fight Russia, not the other way around

Western governments must come to terms with the fact that it’s Ukrainians—not their own generals—who are now showing the world how to fight Russia, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told The Guardian during a visit to Kyiv on Sept. 14.

15 September 2025, 09:40 AM

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