"I do not believe that the United States will retreat from Europe"

Deputy Prime Minister and abroad Minister Radosław Sikorski in an interview published on the weekly portal “Respekt” stated that he did not anticipate the United States to retreat from Europe. He besides pointed out that for the US, a strong European Union is simply a more hard negotiating partner than individual associate States.

Referring to the fresh U.S. national safety strategy, Sikorski estimated that it contained many elements with which it agreed, especially in areas concerning geography, natural materials and security. In his opinion, the paper is mostly a realistic analysis of the situation, although it besides contains ideological themes that can be considered controversial. He besides stressed that the content of the strategy was not amazing to him.

The United States has more things to do and Europe needs to take better care of itself and its own security. Financially. Many of us have been talking about this for a long time, and any of us inactive have long delays in this matter. We Poles have spent 2 percent on defence for 20 years, and this year we are approaching 5 percent. – assessed during the interview.

The Deputy Minister besides pointed out that, compared to Donald Trump's first term, European defence spending had doubled, which he considered a crucial achievement. He expressed his conviction that the United States would not retreat from Europe. In his opinion, the United States will not shut down hundreds of military bases in the planet or carry all soldiers back into their own territory. He besides pointed out that the Americans proceed to engage militarily outside Europe, including through action against Venezuela, and their approach stems from the belief that Europe is prosperous adequate to take greater care of its own security, with limited support from the US.

Referring to a passage of the American critical paper against the European Union in the context of immigration, he found this remark surprising, given the past of the United States as a country built by immigrants. He besides stressed that the strong European Union is an uncomfortable partner for the US, due to the fact that as a full it has a greater negotiating position. In his opinion, the Americans would like to have talks with individual countries to which they could gain an advantage more easily.

Polyxit as a Black Screenplay

Radosław Sikorski pointed out that he did not intend to mention to reports concerning alleged records of the secret part of the American document, according to which the United States would search to encourage Italy, Austria, Hungary and Poland to leave the European Union, considering specified information as pure speculation.

He stressed that Poland's strategical goal is to stay a credible ally of the USA and an influential associate of the European Union, and that a possible exit from the EU was defined as a disastrous script for the country. He pointed out that the Union as a full does not have the capacity to defend itself and that work in this respect lies with the associate States and their citizens. Referring to the question of the existence of a political consensus around European unity in Poland, he assessed that there was no specified agreement, and any of his political opponents mention to the same fears and populist arguments he observed in the UK in the early 1990s during the debates on EU treaties. At the same time, he admitted that preventing a akin script in Poland treats it as a individual mission.

He besides pointed out that brexit was evidence that the European Union did not deprive the states of sovereignty, emphasizing the difference between voluntary leaving the community and real limiting it, which took place during the time of the domination of the russian Union. He noted that Britain could leave the Union without any form of coercion or outside intervention.

Russia, Hungary and Slovakia

During the interview, Sikorski besides pointed to Putin's mistake. He said:

According to any analyses, thanks to Ukrainian resistance, his army lost a million soldiers. There's not adequate human strength. But, okay, I can never be certain of that. That's why we will arm ourselves more than always before and we will arm ourselves even more. We are now approaching 5% of GDP. More than half of these funds are utilized to acquisition combat equipment.

Radosław Sikorski besides expressed his surprise at the position of Hungary and Slovakia, questioning their arguments about the necessity of buying inexpensive natural materials from Russia, and peculiarly critical of Viktor Orbán's policy. He pointed out that there were real opportunities for these countries to supply gas and oil from the south of Europe at prices comparable to Russian ones, in peculiar with long-term agreements.

Referring to the war in Ukraine, he expressed his hope for a fair peace to reconstruct the country and bring it closer to the European Union, while not excluding that the conflict could be prolonged and would require further support from Europe.