Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has warned that Russia could stage a “provocation” against NATO, even if it lacks the military strength for a full-scale attack.
Speaking on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Sikorski told CNN: “Russia cannot attack NATO in force.
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“As long as Ukraine is bravely resisting, Putin cannot invade even the Baltic states.
“But what they are capable of is some kind of provocation, using false flags, and drones... and then pretending to be responding to our fake, non-existent attack.”
His comments come after Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Warsaw was preparing “very intensively” for a range of security scenarios following reports that the US had warned of the risk of an armed Russian provocation on NATO’s eastern flank.
Sikorski said Russia had previously sought to manufacture a pretext for war and argued that public warnings could help deter such actions.
“We have to be prepared, we have to tell them... we know they are up to no good,” he said. “I hope these warnings mean that Putin doesn’t press the button on a provocation.”
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