“We will do everything in our power to bridge both sides of the transatlantic alliance for as long as possible,” Sikorski said on Thursday during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
He added that China’s economic ties with the European Union present a significant challenge, stressing the importance of responding "without yielding to blackmail.”
Sikorski also commented on the recent formation of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, created to oversee governance in Gaza.
The Polish foreign minister said the Board of Peace founding document is “highly unusual” and “requires further analysis,” adding that the board’s legal status remains unclear.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki attended the initiative's launch in Davos on Thursday, but did not sign the Board’s founding declaration, citing constitutional and legislative reasons.
Sikorski said Trump’s initiative is "too new to fully assess," noting that no permanent UN Security Council member apart from the United States has joined the body so far.
'Strategic patience'
On the war in Ukraine, Sikorski said a peace deal remains distant and cautioned against premature optimism.
“In my view, Putin has not yet been struck hard enough to agree to terms that would be acceptable for Ukraine,” he said, calling for “strategic patience.”
The Polish foreign minister also welcomed a strong US military presence in Poland, stating: “We want it to continue as long as Russia remains a threat.”
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, also on the panel, warned of deepening US-China hostility, Poland's PAP news agency reported.
“It risks dragging us into a conflict and forcing countries like France or other European states to pick a side—something we do not wish to do,” he said, as cited by the Polish state news agency.
Barrot criticized Washington’s shift away from the international order it once benefited from, saying: “It is unclear whether this change will truly serve the US.”
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Source: PAP