The President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, has expressed his conviction that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is ready to attack other countries besides Ukraine.
At a joint press conference in Helsinki with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, they called for new and tougher sanctions on Russia, which is continuing the war in Ukraine despite US-led efforts, Poland's PAP news agency reported.
"We do not trust Putin's intentions and that is why we are developing our armed forces, our partnership and our allied relations. Our common history, that of Finland and Poland, shows that both Poles and Finns are very familiar with the Russian spirit and Vladimir Putin. We discussed this. Both I and the president obviously do not trust Putin's good intentions. We are deeply convinced that Putin is ready to attack more countries," he said.
Nawrocki added that while he cannot speak on behalf of the American people, in his opinion, further sanctions packages are necessary, emphasizing that the current sanctions are affecting the Russian economy.
"Europe and the US are coordinating their sanctions policy towards Russia and I think this is good news," he added.
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Stubb called on the EU to stop buying Russian oil and gas and to use frozen Russian assets.
"Europe and the US are currently coordinating their sanctions policy towards Russia and I think this is good news," Stubb said, adding that Finland plans to increase cooperation with Poland in defense and security.
