Polish FM: Russia unable to launch major offensive against NATO

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that Russia currently lacks the capacity to launch a large-scale offensive against NATO, while warning that the threat posed by Moscow should still be taken seriously.

According to the Polish Foreign Ministry, as cited by Caliber.Az, Sikorski made the remarks while assessing Russia’s military capabilities and broader intentions.

💬 Rosja nam grozi i musimy to traktować poważnie. Rosja nie jest dziś w stanie przeprowadzić wielkiej ofensywy przeciwko NATO, a gdyby się do tego przygotowywała, to byśmy to zobaczyli - mamy zwiad satelitarny. Widzieliśmy koncentrację stu tysięcy żołnierzy wokół Ukrainy, która…

— Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych RP 🇵🇱 (@MSZ_RP) May 26, 2026

“Russia is threatening us, and we must take this seriously. Russia today is not in a position to conduct a major offensive against NATO, and if it were preparing for this, we would see it — we have satellite intelligence. We saw the concentration of one hundred thousand troops around Ukraine, which built up over months.

Today we see that Putin’s intentions are worse than expected in Western Europe, so no one will ignore this. Russia is capable of sabotage or provocations carried out below the threshold of a full-scale invasion.

NATO must also be prepared for such actions,” the post reads.

By Tamilla Hasanova