The European country that built a monstrous army: "Putin has no chance against us"

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski claims in an interview that Russia is incapable of defeating Poland and NATO due to economic and military gaps. He accuses Moscow of waging "state terrorism" and notes that Poland has built an exceptionally strong army, with a defense budget of about 4.7% of GDP by 2026 and a force of over 220,000 soldiers.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski argues in a wide-ranging interview that Russia is incapable of defeating Poland and the NATO alliance due to significant economic and military gaps. According to him, the Baltic Sea Council alone holds a larger GDP than Russia and a peacetime defense budget larger than Russia's wartime budget. Sikorski accused Moscow of waging "state terrorism" against Western countries, including sabotage and assassinations, and claimed that Russia attempted to blow up a passenger train in Poland. He called on NATO to conduct aggressive exercises around Kaliningrad to create uncertainty and divert Russian forces from Ukraine. The article describes Poland's rapid military buildup: a defense budget of about 4.7% of GDP by 2026 (approximately 200 billion zloty), an army of over 220,000 soldiers, and extensive procurement including tanks, fighter jets, and air defense systems. Warsaw aims to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and build a domestic military industry, with procurement from Polish companies increasing nearly fourfold since 2022. Poland is also expected to receive 43.7 billion euros from the EU's SAFE mechanism, the highest amount allocated to any member state.