Poland's national security adviser, Jacek Świera, said on Tuesday that the conflict between Russia and the West would continue for a long time and would not end even if a ceasefire in Ukraine was reached. "Russia regards this conflict as an initial stage in the creation of a new world order," Scheveira told Western journalists in his Warsaw office.
"In this conflict, Russia has three main assets: the threat of using nuclear weapons, conventional military power on the battlefield in Ukraine, and hybrid warfare. Russia can influence the West's position on the war in Ukraine by using the nuclear threat, which is the most effective, and hybrid warfare. It is clear that over time, Russia will focus on hybrid warfare, which is the most difficult and expensive to deal with. On various levels and by various means, hybrid warfare will affect many European countries. In the face of the nuclear threat, there are "red flags" that make it possible to prepare in advance. In hybrid warfare, there are no "red flags."
Poland's National Security Adviser, Jacek Schwiera,
According to Shabeira, the war in Ukraine differs from NATO's preparedness concepts over the past 30 years because it involves defensive warfare on its sovereign territory. Regarding Ukraine's current counteroffensive, Poland's national security adviser stresses that unlike the counteroffensive a year ago, the Ukrainians are facing vast areas mined by the Russians, a situation that was not the case a year ago.
"The progress of the counteroffensive continues, the military effort is not diminishing and the heavy price in human lives that the Ukrainians are paying must be taken into account. You have to take into account the fact that Ukrainians don't have much experience in this kind of fighting. However, the determination, high motivation and will to fight shown by the Ukrainians exceed the expectations of the West before and during the war," the adviser said.
But officials in Warsaw have criticized the slowness and scale of Western military aid to Ukraine, which is preventing Ukraine from establishing a new nest of defense against the Russian military. Shabeira believes, however, that the outcome of next year's U.S. presidential election will not affect U.S. support for Ukraine, despite statements by Republican candidates, led by front-runner Donald Trump, that they will change their position on the Ukraine issue if the administration in Washington is replaced.
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