Polish foreign minister on rift with Ukraine amid border blockade
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- The Kyiv Independent’s Director of KI Insights, Jakub Parusinski, sat down with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski to discuss the relations between Ukraine and Poland, including the highly controversial border blockade by Polish farmers, aid to Ukraine and whether Poland is ready for a potential armed conflict with Russia.
We need more people like Radosław Sikorski in the world
Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱 ❤
Long live Ukraine 🇺🇦
Thank you for support!
Ukraine as a state was invented by the Germans to prevent the rebirth of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was erased from the map of the world by the Germans (Austria, Prussia) & Catherine (German Tsarina of Russia), in cooperation with Kosher Nostra and corrupt magnates in the 18th century.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski is just an excellent speaker on many points. I can listen to him all day long.
Well said Sikorski! Slava Ukraine!
Good that Sikorski recalled where Poland stands. Suport for Ukraine - yes, but the government cannot simply pacify social protests by force. It has to listen to its electoral base and negotiate what is possible.
Thanks, Radek, your voice matters. I can imagine that every time you talk about Russia, they feel pain in their buttholes
the best foreign minister poland had until now. greetings from germany
Can we borrow him? Asking for a EU friend 😊
From the USA - I really appreciate Poland citizens expounding on the who and why of this person and the subject!
Sikorski is the best FM you can ask for. He is always sharp, honest and stop on. I have always admired his no bs attitute and his latest UN speech became legendary.
Very good conversation
Thank you for watching.
Thanks so much for the great talk! I learn so much everytime there is a show! Thanks again! 🌿
Thank you for watching!
I love this guy
Cometh the hour, cometh the foreign minister of Poland
Radosław Sikorski has very good points and is extremely good at expressing them. I'd have liked him to interrupt a bit less, a couple of questions were never finished and answered. But all in all a remarkable good interview that I'll recommend to others. From Denmark... ❤🤍 Chwała Polsce! 💙💛 Слава Україні!
Always great to hear in the US Radoslow Sikorsky s views on these issues
Very interesting interview, and my compliments to both of for the language (english) Thank you both!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Poland seems to have some really incredibly intelligent and strong leaders. 💙💛
Sikorski is the longes served Poland's FM if you add up all his terms in the office. He is the best FM you can imagine in a time like this.
I am for close relations between Poland and Ukraine. But as long as there are monuments of infamous upa, bandera or president Ukraine applauds nazi from ss galizien - unit. that with other nazis from Germany and Russia made Warsaw flat ruins - there is not a chance. Ukraine should make illegal any cult of those, who perpetuated Genocide of Wołyń.
Is arresting law breaking farmers violence?
Breaking law farmers ARE arested, but most of them aren’t brake rules.
@@jacekmalejko1309 OK, then there is no problem transporting goods if there is no vandalism, sabotage or interference of traffic.
Protests and demonstrations are not illegal in Poland. It's a democratic country.
Come on @nickspud you are smart guy. Criminal behavior is stigmatized, but you know that sabotage is a hidden and insidious act. Until it happens, only prevention can be used. Products from Ukraine travel through Poland all the time, we stand in solidarity with Ukraine. Let's not attribute bad intentions based on episodes. Ukraina zwycięży! Chwała jej bohaterskiemu narodowi!
Taboo 😂
I wish my country (NL) had that kind of quality in the government.
I have such great levels of respect for this man and the Ukrainian foreign minister as well because they speak clearly and with determination about everything that they have too . Compared to other EU foreign ministers
This is how you do it if your country borders Russia. There is no room for small talk. No bs attitute is needed.
The Polish minister has made some good points about Poland’s support of Ukraine. I do, however, believe it is disingenuous to say that Ukraine has to make its own decision about victory when, at the same time, existing stocks of long range weapons and defense systems are not being given. What kind of “victory” is possible?
The kind you can forge with your own strengths, not waiting for handouts. The stocks you mentioned were not stoked so that they could be gifted to Ukraine. They have their own domestic purpose. Ukraine is entitled to nothing and should be thankful for everything.
@@allydea conveniently forgetting that every European nation owes its post WW2 freedom and prosperity to its allies. No one nation can prevail alone against a massive tyrannical and brutal aggressor.
@@user-dm3sp7ph7q Alliances are created to be mutually beneficial. No state jumps into the hell of war because of "values" or some other nonsense like that.
What defense treaties was Ukraine a part of in 2022? What treaties is it part of now? What could Ukraine offer a potential ally in such a treaty?
@@allydea we all know the monstrosity that sits in Moscow. If you like that world, you could simply move there. They are looking for fresh meat.
@@user-dm3sp7ph7q What we all know is that you cannot argue the points and just keep shifting the discussion. For the record, there are plenty of things I don't like about Russia, but I also don't look down on them and I particularly despise the Russophobia that's being shoved down my throat 24/7.
Radek is great. He needs to be honest. The people are saying it's the most dangerous grain on earth. They don't want it anywhere near Poland🙏🇵🇱
The world is a wonderful place!
6:30 _"We don't mind"_ He probably meant to be kind, but it shows the infantilization of Ukrainian politics, if not society at large. Yes, we don't mind, we know we can't expect you to behave like professionals of equal stature, so we accept your childish outbursts.
Not saying its an excuse, but Kraków is just 400 years older than Moscow whereas Kyiv is nearly 700 years older. And everyone in Poland and Ukraine knows this. So he might've had the perspective of talking to the 'older brother' so how could it be patronizing. I agree it was a poor word choice, but it might not have crossed his mind how it would sound.
@@ak5659 Yes, truth tends to slip out if you're not constantly paying attention. I very much doubt that Poles have that kind of respect for Ukrainians.
Maybe just against the Russian instigators 🤔
Hi from Canada. From this country, with a lot of hardworking and honest to god ukrainians, and other emigrants fleeing the red plague, we know the degree of infiltration of ex warsow pact nations by the kleptocracy that knows no bordors nor bounderies of infamy. We all saw the russian grain coming in unimpeded while ukrainian border was blocked BOTH WAYS. So the fact the at some time the farmers were used was incidental, the FSB had infiltrators handy. But then they used truckers, and expended the movement to Slovakia and tried also in Romania. That is no coincidence and has little to do about the ukraine grain. That could have been resolved when NATO deemed ok for Russia to blockade grain maritime shippement and made no effort to protect the corridor, relying on the lying musckovy. So the discussion now is NOT about doing violence agains farmers geez..It is to use properly the law and order and intelligence assets to find out the infiltrators and jail them. Back to the legitimate farmers grievences, even without Ukraine war, farmers all over the world are shorthanded by multinationals distributors that rack up profits hiding behind the inflation and rising prices expenctancies, while squeezing farmers with bankrupcy inducing demands. The ever increasing wealth of the rich and empovering the middle class is a reality beyond the aggravating effect of muskovy playing the energy then food crises cards. Blaming EU and regulation is not helping. Some measures to curb the distributors would mean a world to improve the selfsuficiency of Usa, EU and every other nation where the farmers are hurting for no reason except greed.
Well, they did it in Canada with the truckies blockade during and after Covid. Using mobilization and misinformation on internet.
Greeting from a EU citizen. Sikorski is a very valid minister: he got the good points of both EU and US mentalities. I don’t fully agree with him the Ukraine has regained full access to the Black Sea tough: port infrastructure and other critical infrastructure is being bombed. Likely shipping costs are high due to the risk too. Too early to say that.
Unfortunately, it seems that Pyongyang is a better ally.
03:30 That's not true. The director of the "Come Back Alive" foundation, back in January, said they had delays of 2-3 weeks for necessary military equipment. There were numerous other complaints from volunteer organizations and volunteers about the problems. Everybody understands that such delays cost lives. And that's not an exaggeration, because I know about such cases. People who lost relatives because of the blockade.
Poland played a significant role in many aspects, however, this statement from Mr Jakub is incorrect.
Well said - People of Poland and especially the Farmers need to understand that Putin is DUPING POLAND into a DIVISIVE Chaos against Ukraine , it is in Putin’s Interest to CAUSE A DIVISION between Poland And Ukraine . Remember , most do NOT UNDERSTAND how Putin has SUBVERSIVELY CREATED A DIVISION INSIDE YUGOSLAVIA, Stoking ETHNIC BATTLES and creating CHAOS - A KGB TACTIC well used and is USED TODAY upon European Nations.
USA , CANADA SUPPORTS UKRAINE n Poland 💰💰💰🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I am so disappointed with the Polish farmers. Ukraine is being annihilated by a terrorist state and desperately needs support where it can get it.
Poland gave it all to Ukraine If Poland had not made so much noise at the beginning, there would have been no Ukraine
Putin's useful parasites that we support with our taxes
Get lost!
When Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia in 1939, Ukrainians attacked defenseless Polish women, children and elderly people with pitchforks and axes!
Why would you be disappointed with anyone who fights for his own survival? Those farmers have bank loons that need to be paid, or everything they worked for is gone. The basic rule of helping others - do not hurt yourself in the process.
@@deezee1570 yeah and that's why they dont work and just blocking roads and borders for a half of a year.
The Polish foreign minister is incorrect when he states that no humanitarian or military aid has been held up at the border. I work with an organization that distributes both, and they have been held up.
Poland needs to deal with the Russian operatives who are behind the blockade. Farmers and truckers should focus their efforts on the EU's ridiculous micromanaging of agriculture instead of taking their misplaced frustrations out on Ukraine.
It's economic protest, read more. Less propaganda pls.
@@Jarocool78 I work with people on the ground there who are eyewitnesses. It's a blockade of Ukrainian trucks. Read more. Less propaganda.
Hang on Sakorsky, it's not Ukraine fault that the Grain stays in Poland.. It's your fault.. Sort your law out that transit goods are bonded, under the carne system and they must only transit through your country..
First thank you for all the aid and housing refugees from Ukraine. Yes farmers should be able to protest, hell yes,, but selfish pro ruzzian farmers should not be blocking the border with Ukraine, and must be removed, not with violence but remove them without violence. Ukraine is fighting for their survival and also for the democracy of Poland and the rest of Europe. Don’t they remember what ruzzia had done to them for 80 years? It is inexcusable and madding what the pro putin Polish farmers are doing.
There is no such thng as "pro russian farmers" in Poland. There is a mess created by Russians only. f Poland had not made so much noise at the beginning of this war, Ukraine would have already been russian backyard. I do support Ukraine but Polish political leaders are not your lapdogs. Polish Ukrainian history is sensitive as well and you should be aware of it but it is another story.
We also remember Wolyn and that Ukraine refused even now to apologize and exhumate the body of polish farmers murdered by Ukrainians in II World War You are peua-cam.com/video/CgrbOCX3oo0/v-deo.html.
Well the whole story is just a distraction
Ukraine and all other countries what want to join EU will only succeed with a big reform of EU
Right now EU only has 8 out of 27 countries what are netpayer
EU enlargement will only work with more net payers
Aren't they russian plants?
Yes, some of them are russian agitators. Several Russian embassy employees have been observed among the farmers and the leaders of the protests are also pro Russian politicians.
9:22 And yet, RT and Sputnik have been banned, so I guess the EU can do what autocracies do.
Yes, the Russians have their propaganda, but to sit there and with a straight face imply that we don't have our own is utterly insulting.
Thank you.. funny thing is russian propanganda talk and show west propanganda.. they never do that here..
U can still watch russian news easy
Sure ,DW is forbidden in Russia.
@@user-ek9go3kf2w Well, I've self-censored myself from DW after the first couple of months revealed to me what kind of news source they are, so I wouldn't say the good people of Russia are missing much.
Silly muzak.
Sikorski is being defensive about the Polish support of Ukraine. This is a bad sign. The posturing at the expense of other EU members is embarassing. Even more so his mentioning the restrictions placed on Polish farmers by EU. The fact is that Polish farming is the biggest net recipient of EU subsidies while flouting EU regulations, and it is cynical to now use them against their neighbour. It is strange that he equates the rule of law with "violence to our farmers".
As for the previous government disregarding rules I have to agree but which farming or the "other sectors" did that too? It would be indeed cynical if PIS would be complaining about it but this is a different government. Also, the Polish farmers and the others are the subjects to the EU laws and courts, if they violate these laws then the courts can resolve these disputes.
Nothing defensive about the basic rules of helping others - do so only if you don't hurt yourself in the process. Poland gave all it could, but allowing Ukrainians to destroy the sectors as strategic as its own food production would be a grave mistake. Whether Polish farmers flouted EU regulations is irrelevant. Ukraine is not a member as of yet, if ever.
@@05KAR I agree. This is a different government from PIS and they deverve credit for their work. In particular PM Tusk is personable, intelligent, and efficient and deserves success.
@@shupingwang3392 Easy with that optimism. It's just unfair to blame one government for the faults of another.
@@05KAR Yes you are right. Why am I optimistic about the new government ? Because PM Tusk was an excellent President of the European Council.
It was very disappointing to see new Polish government do nothing to unblock the border - law enforcement isn't just 'violence' against its own people. What do states have police for?
Also, not ever having fled Ukraine since Feb 2022, I am fed up with the talk of how Poland has helped Ukraine the most in the world or has been 'among the leaders'. According to the data compiled by Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Ukraine Support Tracker data since January 24, 2022, and through January 15, 2024), Poland is 8th (sic!) in terms of the provided aid as % of its GDP (1.3%), i.e. next even after Slovakia, while Estonia is leading with 4.1%. In terms of per capita total aid provided, it's 7.7 smaller than that of Estonia.
@@agataklimecka3346 Ireland is far a way , what they should care. They are not even in Nato .
At the very least they should issue hefty fines for the ones blocking traffic, and arrest the people destroying grain shipments. Just apply the law for christs sake.