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‘Warsaw Will Disappear in 2 or 3 Days’: Kremlin Threatens Poland
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Nikolai Patrushev, a senior Kremlin official, threatened that Poland could be destroyed within "two or three days" if it entered a military conflict with Russia, escalating tensions between the two countries.
- Patrushev warned Russia would use its full arsenal against Poland but did not explicitly mention nuclear weapons in his remarks.
- The threat followed Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski's statement that NATO could quickly defeat Russia if attacked, citing NATO's overwhelming air power advantage.
- Patrushev criticized Sikorski's assessment of Russia’s military capabilities as "amateurish" and claimed Russia has not yet deployed its full military potential in Ukraine.
- Poland remains a key supporter of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia and shares borders with Ukraine, Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave, and Belarus, heightening regional security concerns.
