@coachstas: Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski made a striking claim about Europe's ability to defeat Russia militarily, speaking on September 12, 2026 at the Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting in Kyiv, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and YES2026. During a panel titled "Can Europe with Ukraine Deter Russia," Sikorski argued that if Russia attacked Poland and the gloves came off, European forces would win quickly thanks to overwhelming numerical superiority in aircraft, citing a figure of roughly 2,500 planes even without direct American involvement. He turned to General Kaschke to confirm the number, then compared Europe's potential to Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries. Critics note that the 2,500 figure represents the entire NATO alliance, not Poland alone, whose own air force fields under 100 combat jets. They also point out that it may understate nearly four years of real modern combat experience Russian forces have accumulated since the full-scale invasion began, experience European militaries largely lack.

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Monday 14 September 2026 10:49:32 GMT