Sikorski says U.S. has provided no new funding for Ukraine since January 2025, with Europe carrying the burden

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Europe has been financing Ukraine largely on its own since January 2025, arguing that the United States has not provided new funding for Ukraine's defense during that period.

"Since January of last year, the U.S. has not contributed a single cent to the defense of Ukraine," Sikorski said. "We are doing it, Europe."

He acknowledged that Washington still sells weapons to European countries for transfer to Ukraine and continues providing intelligence, but said other intelligence sources are available if U.S. support is reduced.

Sikorski accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of sacrificing Russia's long-term interests to continue the war, saying Moscow had allowed China to dominate parts of its market in order to sustain the conflict.

He also said Russia had cultivated political influence inside Europe, citing a former German chancellor with longstanding financial ties to Russian energy companies.

Sikorski rejected Moscow's justification for the invasion, comparing Russia's attack on Ukraine to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. "Just because someone is bigger, he or she does not have the right to invade a smaller country," he said.

He also accused Russia of supporting radical European parties, particularly on the far right, but a separate claim linking recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers to a decline in far-right online activity has not been independently substantiated.

"We have a saying in Poland: It's better to be indebted than occupied," Sikorski said.