Listen to Poland

Sikorski

Oxford educated, Solidarity dissident and now Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław (Radek) Sikorski recently said, " If Europe’s reaction to Crimea annexation had been more vigorous, as Poland advocated, and if the EU had adopted more immediate sanctions at the time, the current war in Donetsk would not have happened"

In an exclusive interview with EurActiv a News and Policy website he went on to say, "When we called for united European energy policy or solidarity in response to Russian trade barriers we were often called 'Russia-phobes'. Now, when president Putin broke all the range of international agreements, Europe starts to understand the value of solidarity and unanimous position. Not only towards Russia. Better coordination among European countries translates into better security and economic position in the long run for all of us."

If one characterizes Silorski as a "hawk", one would have to find a much harsher word to describe Putin.