A conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski
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- Опубліковано 25 лют 2024
- Minister Sikorski joins the Atlantic Council to discuss the new Polish government’s priorities and vision for Polish foreign policy and transatlantic relations.
In the two years since Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Poland and the United States have demonstrated steadfast support for Ukraine as it fights for its territorial integrity and sovereignty. Ensuring the defense of Ukraine and Europe’s eastern flank remain key priorities for the new government in Warsaw. Standing at the forefront of the transatlantic response to Russia’s illegitimate war of aggression, Poland’s leadership on foreign policy and security will prove even more consequential.
Against this backdrop, Minister Sikorski joins the Atlantic Council during his visit to the United States to share his perspective on these challenges and to discuss the new government’s priorities and vision for Polish foreign policy and transatlantic relations.
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"We will eat grass rather than become a Russian colony again" - 100% agreed 🇵🇱
Or become one!
@@natashacherny101 All nazi systems fell, as will ruSSia.
Because as a Russian colony we wouldn't even have grass to eat.
À part les États-Unis, personne ne veut de la Pologne.
@@kubuspuchatek7974
Co ty pierd....isz matole ?
I'm very glad we have Poland as our neighbours. Greetings from Czech republic.
paradoxní je, že pandemie covidu a vypuknutí války na Ukrajině pomohly pověsti Polska v ČR a Češi konečně začali zjišťovat, že na sever od Sudet existuje vůbec nějaká civilizace
Triggernometry
@@blase777since more than 1000 years and probably it came from your site 😂. We know about you more than you about us. We think positive about Czechia and admire lots of things connected with your country. It’s very sad, that we never got together to save ourselves, also before WW2.
Same to me, greetings from Prague. We must stand together
Pozdrawiamy piękne Czechy!
“We will eat grass before we become Russian colony again”
Seconded from Lithuania
Or become one!
@@natashacherny101Наташа 3 рубля
It's tough act but situation is bad
North Koreans: We ARE eating grass while we build arms for Russian client.
Make sure you wash it well
Can we please give this man some time in front of US congress? The nation needs to hear his arguments.
No need, he's literally repeating the same talking points that Congress is being sold.
I have a better suggestion : run the video of this speech continuously, day and night, on a screen attached to a bus driving back and forth in front of Speaker Johnson’s home. 😂😂😂
Apparently, he hasn’t understood it.
@@cindymaceda2999 😁kkkk.
I agree. He sounds wonderful.
@@justingoretoy1628”Congress is Sold”?
?
так Польша глупая страна? Конгресс США куплен? у вас есть пример недостоверных высказываний этого человека или вы просто вторите Русскому миру.
Thank you Mr. Sikorski from Estonia!
Thank you our Estonian friends, we're in this together
Haha .. yes, all Europeans and in fact all people living in the "Free World" are in this situation together and it is in our interest to act together.
😂😂😂😂
@@katarzynamarszal5752 kim trzeba być być nie rozumieć Ministra Sikorskiego. Brawo Radoslawie Sikorski. Ludzie chwała Polskę za tego polityka.
@@marzannabogdal5090 kim trzeba być aby nie rozumieć na czym gra polityka 😅🤣🤣🤣 jakimś gamoniem wierzącym w cuda
Sikorski is the man, if every European nation had a foreign minister with such clear vision maybe we'd actually take Putin seriously.
Isn’t he the guy who tweeted “Thanks USA” with a picture of the giant gas bubble above the Nordstream pipelines? Ie the largest ever release of gas into the environment in human history 😑
Sicorski has a guilty conscience. He was an architect of the Polish-Rusdian reset years ago. He was the one telling Ukrainians to give up during Maidan protests. He is trying to reinvent himself with the blessing of his masters from Berlin. No the bravery cheap. He was the one causing Conservatives of Russofobia playing for Merkel's team.
I wonder. Are the comments censored?
This one went through. Let's try again. Should we believe Sikorski since he was an active participant in reset with Russia? Guilty conscience?
Hi is not interested in Polish politics. He wants to be in Brussels or NATO and this is his game. With Merkel gone and Berlin weaker, he is pushing his elbows around.
“We would rather eat grass than become a russian colony” I love it ❤
Right, they are a US colony, that's why he recycles our talking points.
Ukraine would rather eat grass than be under the kremlin boot too. As would any sensible nation.
@@justingoretoy1628 Joining Nato was somethinng Poland asked for. Being Warsaw pact member and USSR puppet was made by force and Warsaw pact was the only alliance toinvade its own members.
He only meant average Joes like you, he will never give up on best whiskey, Russian caviar, and Cuban cigars. You must be really stupid.
@@justingoretoy1628 That's because our history has taught us that it's better to be America's poor cousin than Russia's best friend.
I'm a Pole and a German. I live in Śląsk. "We will eat grass rather than go back to being a soviet colony" - 100000000000000% true! I, personally, even if I am a 100 years old, I will do everything for me and my family not to go back to 1970's and the rule of Moscow in Poland. Amen.
The war in Ukraine started with an 8 year civil war from 2014 to 2022 that killed mostly 14,000 native Russian Ukrainians. Ukraine passed laws to deny their native Russian speakers from speaking their native language in their schools and closed all of their Russian speaking TV stations. That is how major wars are started when there is a break down of Democratic principles and rights.
Plus Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe. So we all know the cause of the war. When you deny people their rights yours will also be compromised. It's common sense. But unfortunately common sense is not that common.
Putin’s ally, North Korea produces weapons for Russian Army while their citizens eat grass.
Good for you.
Great speech! Greetings to Poland and USA from Norway.
Greetings from England 🇬🇧
Greetings from Poland. Together we strong
As a Brit, thank you Radek Sikorski. This was the most eloquent and brutally logical and honest summary of where we are and where we must be going.
Time is short. Matters are very serious. Dramatic action is urgently required.
There is no time for excuses nor procrastination. Nor for the self-indulgent extravagance of a single man - Mike Johnson - to obstruct American democracy and decision making on vital matters of American national security at this turning point in history.
Watch his latest UN speech. There was nothing left for russian representative in UN after that
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And yet Europe including the UK, made excuses for the past 10 years. If only Minister Sikorski so passionately lectured those 20 NATO allies procrastinating for 10 years to met their 2% of GDP commitment as he does America who always met its commitment for all of NATO's 75 year existence by spending at least 6% of GDP.
Speaker Johnson and his Republican led US House of Representatives passed a bill with $61 billion
Where was this European urgency to defeat Putin after Russia's two invasions in 2014? Where was the minister's passionate appeal to President Biden threatening to veto and his Democrat colleagues defeating Speaker Johnson's bill last December?
To borrow a Churchill quote, Europe having exhausted all its options always counts on America to do the right thing and save them from themselves!
@@506thparatrooper Sikorski became Poland's FM in december last year so do not blame him for past 10 years.
One of the big problems is that the Dems keep piggy-backing (as in hiding) expenditure within huge ungainly bills that purport to be something they’re not. The Inflation Reduction Act - for example - had a whole spectrum of massive expenditure on infrastructure projects and did anything but reduce inflation. One bill to solve one issue is the way it should work, surely?
@@Blanka1100Not true. He was foreign minister 2007-2014 in the Law and Justice government.
Great speech. Thanks from Lithuania. And it is nice to see how many people in the comments are rational, and only few brainwashed by the axis of evil. Democracies have flaws, but it also have a capability to correct it self, we just need to unite faster and by uniting and defending ourselves we will bring those regimes to self-destruction.
Simply brilliant. This is clear sight and clear mind. Sikorski is top level. The West need more leaders of his caliber.
And who wrote it for him and where?
@@jolantabennan6892its most likely himself. You can read his publications online, he is well trained in communication and politics
@@jolantabennan6892
USA
Czech Foreign minister Lipavsky is also pretty clear and stands up for the right things. We need more of those in the bigger countries too.
@@jolantabennan6892 I bet he wrote that speech himself, maybe with his wife native speaker proofchecking. Don't you think that the Oxford University education, plus many years as a journalist should be enough for someone to be able to write good speech ?
Listening to Sikorski I feel pride to be Polish citizen
i feel proud to be your neighbour czpl
Good that we are united against russian standards. Greetings from Poland
Why are you so proud?
That he is helping the warmongers?
@@frankaczmarek3042, no, he is not helping Putin. On the contrary.
Makes me proud to
What a wise Polish politician . Great speech.
Beware of politicians bearing gifts. (Recall the ever-so-short U.S. "fling" with Russian President Medvedev... Gorby, notwithstanding)
In response to the Soviets surrendering their Soviet flag over their Soviet Kremlin, President H.W. Bush said: "now is not the time to gloat"; how obviously dead wrong he was:
Now, as with post-WWII Germany, "now" was the time to de-Sovietize Russia.... regardless of his son swooning deeply in the eyes of Putin.
Thank you Mr. Sikorski from Lithuania.
Poland's Foreign Minister Sikorski is a very right person to represent EU and NATO on international arenas. Very well spoken, excellent history knowledge, practical engagement in war in Afghanistan, and Ukraine developments elevate him to unique position to help to solve very complicated international situation. We need strong leadership in Europe, and around the world to save us.
Tak to najlepszy kandydat . Brawo nowy rząd Polski 🇵🇱
I have just listened to a Polish representative addressing the United Nations, debunking Russia's claims over why they wage war on Ukraine, one by one, absolutely brilliant. And looking forward to this too. Wonderful Poland. Jane Soole, Dorset, England (80 years)
I agree. Sikorski's speech was epic.
Madam,,. Thank you for pointing this out.
Mr.Sikorski is one of the great politician.
No, he's not.
@@viz12345 Napolen from Żoliborz is much better :D
@@michastepien8326 Chrzanić tego dziada. Prezydent Trump dogada się z Konfą i puścimy liberałków w skarpetkach. :)
@@viz12345 aha czyli trump+konfa+putler. a co z ordo iuris? się przyłączą czy sobie zorganizują gangbang?
@@viz12345Konfederacja to partia degenertów i rasistów pasują do Trumpa .
Imagine having a minister of foreign affairs with that kind of authority and wisdom in his person.
Please never let this man leave office 👍👍🇩🇰💪😎
He is the longest served Poland's FM if you add up all his terms in the office. He was also Poland's defence minister and the speaker of parlament. His latest UN speech is epic.
@@Blanka1100 I saw that video of him and yes it was epic 👍
Do you want have as a f.m Oficer of mi 6 and CIA? take him .Belive me he represents american interes not polish .His wife is connected with Neocons ( Clintons and rest of this gangsters ) ideologie gender .
Before 2 ww we had the same kind of person as a f.m He sold Poland to the war Like this one is trying now .
Sikorski most certainly is the right man in the right place, that's coming from a Pole. People of the West do listen before it gets too late. If it's not too late already...
Jest bardzo późno. Jest brak amunicji,duży i nie chodzi o ukraine ale europe ,usa czy naszych dalszych przyjaciół.jezeli masz świetna broń ,ale bez amunicji to po co ona?
@@robertklimczak5630tak, na Ukrainę jest już bardzo późno. Na Bałtyki i Polskę być może jeszcze nie. Wszystko zależy od realnej projekcji siły przez US wobec czego optymistą zbyt dużym niestety nie jestem
@@user-se1gs2ei7o
USA sa pierwsi do wszczynania wojen na swieci bo ich ekonomia kręci sie na zbrojeniu , tylko ze ich bomby Irak,Afganistan nie wspomnę o Hiroszymie czy Nawasaki okropne ludobójstwo bez żadnych konsekwencji .
Is he more fluid when he speaks polish? He stutters a bit and misspeaks in English.
I have very much enjoyed listening to polish politicians and diplomats during this crisis. Poland has consistently called out Russia for its lies.
This man is brilliant. Slava Ukraini and long live Western democracy.
Western democracy is facade. We want and demand real democracy.
Western democracy is an oligarchy of globalist liberal progressive elites. These traitors actually hate the will of the people.
Sikorski is an absolute giant. He’s trying to warn the US that you are destroying what you built since 1945. It’s the US’s system and you are destroying it. It’s so reminiscent of the fall of the Roman Empire that it’s uncanny.
I don't know.... it took the Romans some 302 years to destroy their empire through internal rot, including bread & circuses for the masses but waning discipline. Under spendthrift Biden and his anti-business, anti-carbon, anti-family, anti-God, anti-freedom and anti-white retinue, the US might implode in a single decade.
@@RichardTaylor1630 The decline of the Roman Empire started with the fall of PAX Romanis, withdrawal of troops and focus on the heartland that then fractured into the Eastern & Western Roman realm. Same will happen to Russia as in Armenia, Kazakstan etc they are falling apart quicker than America.
Radek's tour de force in the US and the UN!! Outstanding.
Trully outstanding 🤜🤛
Dumb question: is Radek a common nickname for Polish guys with the name Radoslaw?
@@levonlarson4048 yes :)
@@levonlarson4048 Not a dumb question, but a clever guess, and you are correct!
@@levonlarson4048 official Radosław for family and friends Radek. THE Radek to make life easier 4 ALL
Well said by both sides, Poland will always stand on the side of truth and integrity 🇵🇱 🤝 🇺🇸
“TOGETHER WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL” 🦅
Spectacular speech!!
Bravo Mr. Sikorski! It was a pleasure to listen to you. Congratulations for making one powerful point after another and for your clear way of thinking! And thank you for doing the job of convincing those in the USA and the wider "West" who have other ideas fueled by their nativity, narrow self interests and lack of understanding of the world's affairs and the current situation. You are by far the best person for the job. And I am not just thinking of your position as a Foreign Minister of Poland but the job of confronting the evil forces of the World and saving the Western Civilisation! Once again Big Thank You! ❤
I'm Ukrainian and don't get me wrong, I appreciate all that our foreign ministry is doing. But Mr.Sikorsky speaks on another level. I wish he would be Ukrainian. Kudos to Pan Sikorski from Ukraine!
Fact that he is not Ukrainian makes him even more vocal.
We Poles are trying as hard as we can to carry your message to the west. We are not the most important country but we do what we can as you see.
Sikorski = A solid human being, a solid politician. Putin = The absolute worst of what a human being can be.
Poland is quite lucky to have this guy at this time
To prawda jesteś dumni to nasz Ministr Radoslaw Sikorski 🇵🇱
US and the whole West shoul learn from him how to deal with Russia!
More like Europe and especially those 20 NATO allies procrastinating for 10 years should follow America's example of always meeting her commitment for all of NATO's 75 year existence by spending at least 6% of GDP.
Where was this European urgency to defeat Putin after Russia's two invasions in 2014? Where was the minister's passionate appeal to President Biden threatening to veto and his Democrat colleagues defeating Speaker Johnson's bill last December?
To borrow a Churchill quote, Europe having exhausted all its options always counts on America to do the right thing and save them from themselves!
Agree.
I respect Minister Sikorski's intelligence and gratitude. Poland is certainly a great ally for America & NATO.
While appealing to America to do the "right thing", the Foreign Minister ignores this fact-America can always count on Europe exhausting all the wrong choices to expect America to do the right thing and save them! Unlike even Poland until recently, America always fulfilled its commitment during NATO's 75 year existence spending 6% of GDP on defense and covering 70% of NATO's expenditures in 2022 according to NATO.
Where was this European zeal to fight Russian aggression after its two invasions and annexations in Ukraine in 2014? The EU had 10 years to ramp up critical ammo and military manufacturing. The EU did not so America must do it.
@@506thparatrooperand please remind me is any other country in the world is declared as superpower?
@@WoTBlitzAddict Superpower, yes! Bottomless pit of money, no!
You seem to argue that America because it is a superpower does not need NATO. If only 3 NATO countries paid 2%, or the bare minimum according to the NATO Secretary General, 13 countries still are not paying 2% 10 years after Russia's two invasions of Ukraine, Why would anyone rely on these NATO members when the shooting war starts? For instance, Germany, the largest economy in Europe, only has enough ammo to fight two days! They produce 2-3 tanks a month. Russia loses more than that in one hour.
Thank You MR. Sikorski from Lithuania! ❤
As a Polish Citizen I'm proud of You Mr Radosław Sikorski.
Truth will win
✌
What are you proud of? His inability to remember that the Russian Federation had nothing to do with the battles and wars he was talking about?
@@TheRealBillBobivan you are liar but its typical for ruSSians. you lie when you open your mouth or type in keyboard. BTW whats the weather at sawushkina 56? Do they let you out of the building without security😉?
@@TheRealBillBob The Ruᛋᛋsian Federation and Putler have everything to do with the war with Ukraine and that's what he's talking about.
What the heck is a Putler?🤣🤣🤣🤣@@waldemarsikorski4759
@@TheRealBillBob RF claims to be a successor of Muscovy, Russian Empire, USSR and even Ruś somehow. This is a Polish minister, he is not representing you and you don't need to like him and if Muscovites hates him, it means he's doing a good job.
Tucker Carlson should interview Sikorsky, but he doesn’t dare.
Tucker has no basic knowledge about Poland's history. Sikorski would give him a lesson he needs. Sikorski did the same to russian representative in the UN recently. There was nothing left for Russian after Sikorski's speech.
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Good one 😂
Tucker hasn’t made any interview with putin. He’s made a propaganda material for stupid or manipulated people.
Did you know that russia has bread?! Wow
Right man on right place. Amazing.
How so? He comes off as a clown.
@lBillBob ..."a clown"...how to say you're Russian without saying that you're Russian.
@@TheRealBillBobExpand please…
Expand how? He comes off as a clown? Trying to make jokes but it makes all Poles look incompetent in the process. @@jakubjodlowski8416
@@jakubjodlowski8416
He can’t because he’s a russian troll.
Thank you for hosting Mr Sikorski and asking him valuable questions. Greetings from Poland!
Radek touched an important issue. Poles were looking up to America through the ages. Not only under a communist regime, but earlier too. There were a lot of Polish emigrants in XIX century, after two failed insurrections. America was always here a "shiny beacon on the hill". Lack of detailed historical knowledge may contributed to this, but your ideals of personal freedom, involvement in political processes, free enterprise etc. resonated with millions. Please remember this always when you think that "America bad". People who tasted real authoritarian regimes of the tzars and commisaries choose America. Those values are not dead. Stay strong and God bless America. Greetings from Poland 🤍❤
I hope Polish Americans will not vote for Trump.
@@Blanka1100 Sadly the American "Polonia" (thats how we call Poles not living in Poland) are mostly PiS voters and PiS praises Trump unlike the current government that clearly leans more into the direction of the Democrats
@@bohomazdesign725 It is getting change as far as I am aware.
For the first time in my life, I can say I'm proud of our government minister!
A wonderful speech, a wonderful leader.
This man is the best foreign minister my country can ever hope for! So proud of him, thank you sir
I just love this guy. He inspires confidence.
❤THANKYOU MR SIKORSKI🇨🇦
BRAVO Radoslaw! Put in his place, and WE are All involved!
Brawo panie ministrze! Nie spodziewałem się niczego innego po człowieku pańskiego formatu. Dziękuje.
A ja sie spodziewalem laski za darmo ale sie zaskoczylem 😂😂
@@bartoszczechowicz4074 a to bardziej Adrian trumpowi
@@michastepien8326 nie przypominam sobie zeby jakis Adrian sie tym chwalil za to sikorskiego pamietam
@@bartoszczechowicz4074 zdjęcia zastąpią 1000 słów :D
@@michastepien8326 co ty za porno ogladadz?
An excellent offering by the Atlantic Council, very informative and timely relevant. Minister Sikorski strikes me as an astute scholar of Machiavelli, or at least, an acolyte of Realpolitik. Exactly what is needed right now.
Amazing Mr Sikorski, agreeing with everything he said. Great speach.
Minister is truly amazing. If only the Minister passionately lectured those 20 NATO allies failing for 10 years to met their 2% of GDP commitment as he does America who always met its commitment for all of NATO's 75 year existence by spending at least 6% of GDP.
I commend him, but where was this Polish and European passion to defeat Russian aggression after Russia's two invasions in 2014?
Masterpiece!
masterpiece of hypocrisy
Ok, we can agree to disagree! But can you support your claim with some proof? Give me some statements and I will gladly debate them with you here, on a merit based cultural level. You in?@@ricardomews3597
@@ricardomews3597 lol
New Government mr.Tusk and mr.Sikorski are a first class of politicians.Need more people like this in Europe.
At least half the Polish population wouldn’t agree with you about Tusk, but Sikorski has always been impressive. Rather disappointing of him to weigh in on cultural issues towards the end, and especially being so dismissive of the public’s concerns about the batflu, concerns which it turns out have been entirely warranted.
Not Agree.Polish government is now in different place,much closer to Europe thanks to Tusk,no matter what half Polish think about that,because the other half was "educated" by PIS.
@@ffcghjttv - Right, and now Tusk will fill the media with his own cronies, and re-educate everyone on how to think “correctly”?
EU membership has served Poland very well since 2004, and continued membership would be wise considering the current geopolitics, but it also brings with it many things that are “problematic” to anyone with a gram of common sense. What we need is a free media, not one tied to any political party!
@@sirrathersplendid4825 Free media is happens now, every single station is free to say the word!Konstitution is now in respect.
@@ffcghjttv - The next few months will show how free the Polish media is. As you may know, in the UK and Germany and USA most of the media is “free” only in theory.
A great and knowledgeable politician !
I’m impressed by clarity consistency and logic. Hope everyone can see the sincerity as well.
Here's some consistency to help clarify the way forward.
In 2014 only 3 NATO allies funded their defense spending at least 2% of GDP.. If only those 20 NATO allies procrastinating for 10 years to met their 2% of GDP commitment followed America's consistency always meeting her commitment for all 75 years of NATO's existence spending at least 6% of GDP.
Speaker Johnson and his Republican led US House of Representatives passed a bill with $61 billion in new aid to Ukraine.
Where was this Polish & European clarity, consistency, logic and sincerity to defeat Putin after Russia's two invasions in 2014? Where was the minister's passionate appeal to President Biden threatening to veto Speaker Johnson's bill before his Democrat colleagues defeated it last December?
To borrow a Churchill quote, Europe having exhausted all its options always counts on America to do the right thing and save them from themselves!
@@506thparatrooper I see that you are copying and pasting, so if you are already contributing, maybe learn a few facts and then write. Yes, some things are correct in what you write, but you have no idea how Poland reacted to the war in Georgia in 2008, how the EU warned the same thing happened in 2014, how Poland was always above the 2% limit, etc. Sikorski is not just talking to Johnson or Biden, he is talking to the entire American nation. Sikorski is not there to take part in US politics.You don't know much, or you know and you play your own game..My English is at a very low level,sorry
Czy reakcja Polski lub UE zapobiegła inwazji i aneksji przez Rosję Donbasu, Ługańska i Krymu?
Jako oficer polowy amerykańskiej armii służyłem w sztabach dwóch amerykańskich dowódców generalnych podczas stacjonowania w Niemczech w latach 2014-2017. Podejrzewam, że wiem więcej, niż jesteś skłonny przyznać. Odbyłem wiele rozmów z innymi członkami NATO, żołnierzami i dowódcami wojskowymi. Holenderski generał i francuski pułkownik odpowiedzieli, że Ukraina nie jest przedmiotem zainteresowania Europy ani NATO, kiedy zapytałem ich, co Ameryka lub Europa powinny zrobić w związku z dwiema inwazjami i aneksją Ukrainy w 2014 r. Odbyłem trzy podróże na Ukrainę w latach 1994, 2018 i 2021 i znajomi nadal tam mieszkają. Ile masz lat służby wojskowej i jakie masz stopnie naukowe w szkole wojskowej? Ile podróży odbyłeś na Ukrainę?
Niestety, Twój poziom wiedzy o amerykańskiej polityce jest jeszcze niższy. Wzywając spikera Johnsona do przyjęcia dodatkowej ustawy przewidującej nową pomoc w wysokości 60 miliardów dolarów i ostrzegając Amerykę, aby się nie izolowała, każdy Amerykanin wyraźnie zrozumiał, że opowiada się po którejś ze stron poważnej amerykańskiej polityki zagranicznej i wewnętrznej, mającej poważne konsekwencje dla amerykańskiego bezpieczeństwa finansowego i narodowego.
Did the Polish or EU reaction prevent Russia's invasion & annexation of Donbas, Luhansk and Crimea?
As a US fArmy field grade officer, I served on the two American Commanding Generals' staffs while stationed in Germany, 2014-2017, I suspect I know more than you seem willing to give me credit. I had multiple conversations with other NATO allies Soldiers and military leaders. A Dutch General & French Colonel replied that Ukraine was not Europe's nor NATO's concern when I asked them what America or Europe should do about the two invasions and annexation in Ukraine in 2014. I made three trips to Ukraine, 1994, 2018 and 2021 and have friends still living there. How many years of of military service & military school degrees do you have? How many trips did you make to Ukraine?
Unfortunately, your level of knowledge of American politics is even lower. By calling on Speaker Johnson to pass the supplemental bill with $60 billion in new aid and warning America not to isolate herself, every American clearly understood he was taking sides in a serious American foreign & domestic policies wotj serious consequences for American financial & national security.
yes, we do!
Radek on 🔥 Yes, together we are stronger 💪
Proud to be represented by Mr Sikorski 🇵🇱
Thank You!!!
Love Sikorski. Perhaps the best representative of the resistance to Russo-fascism, aided by his brilliant wife Anne Appelbaum, not to mention son in US Army.
"You cannot negotiate peace with somebody who has come to kill you" Golda Meir
You cannot reason with a tiger, with your head in its mouth Winston Churchill
@@maciej9855bo trzeba włożyć do pyska strzelbę nie głowę. Wtedy tygrys ma dwa wyjścia: zginąć albo ziewnąć i pójść w swoją stronę. Udając zdziwienie że ktoś posądzał go o apetyt na strzelca.
And yet American liberals and Europeans do it all the time!
To borrow a Churchill quote, Europe having exhausted all its options always counts on America to do the right thing and save them from themselves!
@@506thparatrooperit's only partially true since you seem to misunderstand that Europe is made of many countries some of them are trying to do the right thing others don't. It's not equal to US where you have 1 government over all states, now imagine that every state has its own totally independent government and try to get them to a fast consensus. Especially when the threat is on let's say east coast of US and Western States don't feel endangered in any means.
@@WoTBlitzAddict Actually, all 50 States have National Guards and the Federal Government has an Active and Reserve national military. According to the US Constitution, there are certain responsibilities left to the states. Have you noticed the Governor using Texas National Guard Soldiers to secure the southern border? Several States sent their National Guard Soldiers to support Texas while several did not.
Americans do not have to imagine what happens when too many Europeans expect America to care more for their security than they do. They can visit the thousands of graves of American dead from WW1 and WW2 in Europe. Why should Americans spend even more taxpayer dollars after spending 6% of GDP on defense and funding 70% of NATO's financial expenditures in 2022?
Very well said Mr Sikorski. You are so true. I hope our American nation will understand it.
I don’t think we’re appreciate him enough here in Poland. He’s great at expressing what WE feel and believe in. Thank you Radek ❤🇵🇱
Thank you Sir. It is an honour to listen to your speech. Proud to be Polish.
I am Polish and I agree 100%, I will eat grass rather than become russian colony again.
The voice of reason in the time of doubt.
Crystal clear.
Mr. Sikorski please keep up the great work in making such remembered speeches and be our shield 🛡 🛡 great speech a words that can't be forgotten and must be remember by all countries "together we strong divided we fall". I'M proud to have such professional Foreign Minister so proud of you Mr. Sikorski. Next in a fiew days great speech. I strongly believe you fight for our Nation worldwide great to have such a good Politic Figure in our Government.
Dziękuję, Panie Ministrze!
Sikorski jest w rządzie, który sprzeda Polskę Niemcom i Ruskim. Za co mu dziękujesz? Za to że opóźnił o wiele lat tarczę rakietową czy za to że robił łaskę ruskim? To tylko sprytny karierowicz, tak samo jak Tusk. Sprzeda Polskę za 30 srebrników byle zaspokoić swoje narcystyczne ego. Za stołek odda oiczyznę, ale on jej nie ma.
Mr. Sikorski is a great statesman indeed. However, as it is usually the case, the woman behind this great man is even greater. His wife, Ms. Anne Applebaum, is one of the most brilliant political analysts of our time.
She is Pulitzer Prize winner and their son serves in American Army.
Mrs?
@@petysiac Yes, Mrs. Anne Applebaum-Sikorska
The benefits of an Oxford education.... its like he's at the debating society
Amazing speech.
I wander how many Trump followers will understand what he said ? Great speach !!
none I am afraid.
Najgorsze że trumpa przemowy ,gubienie wątków i niedomówienia. Nie powodują jasności jego polityki. Jedyne to co można zrozumieć, jego krzywdach, oszustwo wyborcze. Wyjście z nato ,przyjaźń z Putinem, Ameryka pierwsza . Jak on połączy wyjście z nato, osłabienie usa względem rosji i osłabienie wszystkich sojuszy ze wzmocnieniem usa tego nie powiedział.. ewidentnie 🇺🇸 będzie zmierzać do oddania hegemoni na świecie pod jego panowaniem .
mam nadzieje ze amerykanie w dniu wyborow otrzezwieja jak polacy 15 pazdziernika@@robertklimczak5630
You don’t have to be condescending, that is not how you talk to people especially who might disagree with your opinion.
@@robertklimczak5630, nie tylko Trumpa krzywdy, trzeba się bardziej interesować amerykańską polityką niż to co CNN mówi. Jest tutaj dużo do naprawy.
Thank you, Mr Statesman Sikorski.
Minister Sikorski is an amazing person, I'm very happy he's an important level-headed, informed representative in the EU. I'll sleep safe here in Austria.
You sleep safe because you have no common border with Russia.
I Was never a fan of Mr Sikorski but his dyplomatic offensive in last days is well prepared and will be long remebered. For sure he is well prepared for his function as Foreign Affairs Minister.
Brawo, Panie Ministrze ! ✌👍🗽
Right on every single point. Superb. Open yours ears Republicans, for one. Thank you so much.
Wow. Great performance!
I agree. Good comedy.
@@TheRealBillBobblah blah blah ivan. you are borring at this stage now 🤣🤣🤣🤣 siriously you could at least pretend that you are not dirty ruSSian lier
@@TheRealBillBob as a 🤡 you’d know.
It is satisfying to listen to a such well informed, educated and intelligent European politician ! Let us pray that USA will soon overcome so many of our current politicians, especially the megas of GOP , who lack strong moral characters and brings division & chaos in America.
If only Minister Sikorski so passionately lectured those 20 NATO allies procrastinating for 10 years to met their 2% of GDP commitment as he does America who always met its commitment for all of NATO's 75 year existence by spending at least 6% of GDP.
Speaker Johnson and his Republican led US House of Representatives passed a bill with $61 billion in new aid for Ukraine. Before jetting off to that Caribbean vacation, Biden threatened to defeat this bill before the Democrat led US Senate defeated it. As the minister pointed out, President Trump was the first American president to send critical lethal military aid and American military advisors to Ukraine during his presidency. President Biden's idea of supporting Ukraine was offering President Zelensky a plane ride out of Ukraine.
Where was this European urgency to defeat Putin after Russia's two invasions in 2014? Where was the minister's passionate appeal to President Biden threatening to veto and his Democrat colleagues defeating Speaker Johnson's bill last December?
As Thomas Sowell, wisely said, it is hard to discuss facts with anyone enjoying their moral superiority in ignorance.
"Eat grass" 😅 As a Pole i WILL!
Polish Grass over Russian Caviar anyway man. 💪
@@jakubjodlowski8416zboże jest trawa. Nasze zboże jest pyszne.
@@jakubjodlowski8416Absolutely. Ukraine shares that view.
Already reading '100 best grass recipes'. Will eat grass with pride and style.
Great speech of Sikorski!
I’d never thought I’d support Radek. You go boy!
This guy speaks ridiculously good English!
He studied at Oxford. His wife is American Pulitzer Prize winner, Anne Applebaum and their son was born in London. Sikorski himself was UK citizen at one point of his life (he gave UK citizenship up in order to become Poland's minister).
It made me compare with neighbours we had many years ago. The husband was Polish and the wife was German, they had met as teenage refugees 25 years previously (very romantic considering history). She spoke perfect English and he spoke often incomprehensible English. And yet, apparently, according to his wife, he spoke German just like a native!
Great summary about the situation in Ukraine, precise strategy for the future. Will US listen to the voice of reason?
US should look back to what history books. Isolationism was tried once and by people od IQ higher than room temperature. It failes miserably. You can’t sustain a superpower status alone. And if You fall - we fall. Putin’s gray world of misery and pain preveils.
Respect from Tbilisi 🇬🇪✊🏻
Finaly someone speaks competence!
Sikorski's gigachad moment. Truly. Bravo.
Congratulations for the polish minister of state! Great speech
good stuff
Yeah if you like a good joke.
@lBillBobi like jokes: ruSSia is a second worlds military superpower 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They are a superpower, that's why Ukraine is running like rabbits from every town since Saturday🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@chanelno2137
As an EU citizen, i am proud to have Radoslaw Sikorski represent me.
Powerfull speech! And true! Bloody good!
Great discussion, glad there are people in the world like this minister, the USA should take note.
My sincere thanks for sharing it.
Glad to see Sikorsi back in the defence sear in Poland. I still remember his editoria on the magazine New Eastern Europe years ago, for its first issue if i well temember. Always a good pick.
Thank you Mr Sikorski from Belgian 🎩🙏❤️
My new heroe , thanks for putting it so eloquently😊❤
Radek Sikirski is the only Minister of Foreign Affairs who directly experienced Russian terrorists, already in the 1980s in Afghanistan, so he knows what to expect from them and what Russian peace means - rape, murder, annexation and rubble.
The history of recent "peaceful" acts of Russian terrorists, if you believe in Russian peaceful intentions, look who and where they attacked:
1919-1921 attack of Poland, Polish-Russian war
1939- attack on Poland, World War II
1939- attack on Finland, World War II
1940-coup in the Baltic republics, World War II
1945 - declaration of war on Japan, World War II
1955 - creation of the Warsaw Pact
1968- entry to the Czech Republic
1979- war in Afghanistan
1994- war in Chechnya
1999- Second War in Chechnya,
2008 - war in South Ossetia
2009 - gas flow to Ukraine was cut off
2011- war in Syria
2014- annexation of Crimea
2014- war in Donbas
2014- attack on an ammunition depot in the Czech Republic
2022- attack on Ukraine
He also was Merkel's minion organising the reset with Putin's russia despite the warnings. He is as clinical as politician can be.
And if we add 'Wagner" list grows bigger
You forgot to include the Holodomor of 1932/3 (forced starvation of at least seven million Ukrainians and Kazakhs), and the brutal invasions of Poland (ca. 1954) and Hungary (1956).
Sikorski is a boss!!! Thanks for being so well spoken and clear!! Fresh of breath air tbh
Impressive, Mr. Sikorski, very impressive. And you are completely correct, we should be pulling together, both within Europe and with the US. Hat-tip to you and Poland from this old European. And I'm confident you won't need to eat grass if all European states get their act together, which it seems they are.
If Putin wins - US will fall and the entire western world of peace and prosperity with it. It’s that simple.
Strong Poland 💪
Nie,będziemy silni z kompletem fabryk zbrojeniowych. I długo będziemy słabi w obronie cywilnej. Czy budujemy domy z schronami? Nie.
Sikorski's speech is excellent, both formally and in its content. The trouble is that the only case when a country wins the war with speeches is the US. Without muscle, without real path towards putting the economy into war status, is an exercise of rhetoric. Now, it is the moment to act, indeed.
Right Man for a right job. Great speech Mr. Sikorski 😊
Thanks 👏👏👏
Bravo!!!
Yes I like comedies too. lol
@@TheRealBillBobnope katsap you like meatgrinding your army in poorest country in Europe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheRealBillBob how much you getting paid by Kremlin?
Sikorski for new NATO general secretary !!
Great speech. 👏