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Russia is more dangerous than Isis, says Polish foreign minister
2016-04-16
[Guardian] Russia is more dangerous than Islamic State, Poland’s foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski, told reporters during a visit to Slovakia.
More dangerous to Poland, and at the moment.
"By all evidence, Russia’s activity is a sort of existential threat because this activity can destroy countries," said Waszczykowski, who was speaking in a debate on the future of Nato at the annual Globsec security forum in Bratislava on Friday.

"We also have non-existential threats like terrorism, like the great waves of migrants," he added, according to Poland’s PAP news agency.

He described Isis as a very serious threat but said "it is not an existential threat for Europe".

Waszczykowski also called for Nato to approve the deployment of troops on the alliance’s eastern border at its July summit due to be held in Warsaw.

"This will be a symbol of the determination to defend the eastern flank," he said. "We can discuss the scale of this deployment."

The Czech defence minister, Martin StropnickĂ˝, said at the conference that strengthening the Nato’s collective defence capability would be the main point on the agenda at the summer summit, while warning that Russia "should not be isolated".

He added that Russia was actively "testing the defensive capabilities of Nato in the Baltic region" where a number of countries have come under pressure, the Czech news agency CTK reported.

Russia will use rare talks with Nato next week to protest the alliance’s "absolutely unjustified" military buildup in the Baltic states, Moscow’s Belgian ambassador said on Friday, adding that the alliance was using the Ukraine crisis as a pretext.

Russian and Nato ambassadors will meet in Brussels on 20 April for their first formal talks in nearly two years to discuss security issues, including the crisis in Ukraine, where Moscow is accused of backing pro-Russia rebels against the pro-western government in Kiev.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  Pretty sure the Poles could conjur up a deterrent right quick if they saw the need.
Posted by: Shipman   2016-04-16 18:05  

#5  Perhaps yes, but only because Russia is a threat Poland has no means to defend against. ISIS is something they CAN defeat, if they choose to do so, which makes it less dangerous.
Posted by: Glenmore   2016-04-16 11:14  

#4  Yellowstone is more dangerous than a lot of stuff. However, one has to deal with threats with perspective.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-04-16 09:50  

#3  And do what, Besoeker?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-04-16 04:11  

#2  Perhaps if it's said often enough someone will listen.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-04-16 02:18  

#1  They know whereof they speak.
Posted by: Nguard   2016-04-16 01:40  

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