West must bankroll Ukraine ‘for at least three years’ – Polish FM
Western nations should prepare to continue bankrolling Ukraine’s war effort against Russia for at least three more years, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has said during a visit to London.
Sikorski, a longtime advocate of hardline policies toward Moscow, made the remarks on Tuesday while discussing the so-called “drone wall” – a proposed European network of air defense and surveillance systems to counter alleged Russian threats. Speaking to reporters, he claimed that sustained Western aid could put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“The Ukrainians are planning this war for three years, which is prudent,” Sikorski said. “And we must convince Putin that we are ready to stay the course for at least those three years.”
He added that the West’s priority should be ensuring Ukraine has the resources to maintain its state institutions, army, and defense industry, claiming that “then Russia can be made to change course.”
Sikorski asserted that a Russian victory is preventable, repeating the claim that if Moscow’s military were truly powerful, it would have captured Ukraine “in three days” – a talking point frequently invoked by Ukrainian officials to justify continued Western funding.
Russia has described the conflict as an existential struggle against NATO, arguing that Ukrainian troops are effectively acting as a proxy force for the US-led military bloc. Moscow maintains that Kiev’s European backers are prolonging the hostilities to avoid admitting the failure of their broader strategy toward Russia.
