Poland has warned of a shocking impending Russian attack on the West that could come within the next three years.
In an interview with Nasz Dziennik, the head of Poland’s national security agency, Jacek Siewiera, said that Russia could attack NATO countries within 36 months.
Siewiera argued Russia could attack Poland, Estonia, Romania, and Lithuania as they are on NATO’s eastern flank.
He said: “If we want to avoid war, NATO countries on the eastern flank should adopt a shorter, three-year time horizon to prepare for confrontation. This is the time when a potential must be created on the eastern flank that would be a clear signal deterring aggression. Therefore, it is necessary to further increase the number of Polish troops.”
This comes after German think tank German Council on Foreign Relations issued a warning that Europe needs to be on high alert to Russian escalation that could result in a direct attack. But their time frame was a little more optimistic.
They said in a statement: “With its imperial ambitions, Russia represents the greatest and most urgent threat to Nato countries.
“Once intensive fighting will have ended in Ukraine, the regime in Moscow may need as little as six to ten years to reconstitute its armed forces.
Poland’s warning coincides with the White House’s announcement that its aid for Ukraine would dry up “by the end of the year” after supporting the country’s military for nearly two years.
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This is all just weeks after a former NATO secretary general’s warning to other countries that Ukraine must continue to recieve help, and withdrawing resources would only benefit Putin.
Lord George Robertson said: “Instead of the West being nervous of Russian escalation…we need to breed in the military hierarchy in Moscow the worry that if they overdo what is being done in Ukraine then an actual and not fictious war with NATO might be the result.”
He stressed that “the world’s attention must stay on Ukraine” and any distraction from this would help Putin’s advancements.
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