What Sikorski said
— The United States no longer pays for deliveries to Ukraine. We Europeans pay. This gives us the right to vote on the arrangements and results, said Radosław Sikorski.
He noted that while Europe supports Ukraine both financially and militarily, the US makes money from the war by selling weapons to Ukraine through European countries. — It's a bit strange that we pay for the war and yet we don't always have full information [na temat rozmów pokojowych]. So for its part, the United States could recalibrate its approach a little bit, he added.
What did Radosław Sikorski say about the USA?
How did Sikorski assess Europe's support for Ukraine?
What changes does Sikorski predict in relations with the USA?
What challenges does Europe face according to Sikorski?
— Wars end in different ways. World War I ended with Germany running out of resources, and Russia is running out of resources of all kinds, he emphasized.
What will relations with the USA look like?
When asked about the future of relations with the US, Sikorski admitted that they would be different, referring to his conversation with the deputy head of the Pentagon, Elbridge Colby, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
— The US presence in Europe will remain, but in a more limited, more strategically focused scope, and we, Europeans, must field ground troops. Germany changed its constitution to do this, I was talking about Poland, others must do it to be able to implement their commitments from subsequent NATO summits, he said.
What awaits Europe
Speaking about the challenges facing Europe, Sikorski drew attention to the need to achieve readiness by the end of this decade in order to deter Russian aggression. He also emphasized that it is necessary to increase European integration so that Europe plays a greater role in the world economy and politics. He argued for the need to create a banking and capital union.
— We are a confederation. The United States started as a confederacy and then became a federal state. “Our problem is that what is desirable is politically difficult because we are so fragmented,” he said. — Organizations and countries often change when it is almost too late. Now it's almost too late, Sikorski added.
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