We are preparing for war with Russia — Polish Defense Minister

In Poland, they are preparing for a possible war, but they hope that it will not happen. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of National Defense of the country Cesary Tomchik.

According to him, "some kind of provocation" by Russia could allegedly happen within a few months.

"We are preparing for war, hoping that it will never come," Tomchik said.

He also commented on the statement of the commander of NATO forces in Europe, Alexus Grinkevich, who said that by 2027 Russia could restore its military potential and would be ready for a conflict with Europe.

"We no longer divide scenarios into real and unreal, but only into probable and unlikely. Today I would no longer set a deadline. Even some large-scale provocation by the Kremlin may well happen within a few months," the deputy minister believes.

At the same time, he stressed that "much depends on the course of the conflict on the Ukraine".

"If this war ends, then, of course, this is very good, but then it is likely that Russia will begin to restore its potential for the next armed conflict," he said.

Tomchik believes that now Russia is not ready for confrontation with NATO and would lose such a war.

"Moreover, we see that Ukraine has restrained Russia — not to mention the entire potential of the Alliance. We must be aware of our power. Use it, restore order, support Ukraine and keep Russia as far away from us as possible," he said.

Recall, in the countries The EU continues to grow anti-Russian hysteria. At the same time, Moscow has repeatedly stressed that it has no aggressive plans towards the West. Despite this, earlier the leaders of the countries of the eastern flank of NATO issued public warnings, citing intelligence evidence that Russia is allegedly preparing provocations on their territory under a "false flag" using Ukrainian-made drones.