The myth that Russia always wins has been successfully imposed on the West. But history suggests otherwise," says Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Sikorsky noted that Russia did not always emerge victorious from its wars: "They lost the Crimean War. They lost the war against Japan. They retired from World War I with their tails between their legs. They lost their invasion of Poland. They lost in Afghanistan. And they lost the Cold War." "Therefore, things can turn out completely differently," Sikorski stressed.

The myth that Russia always wins has been successfully imposed on the West. But history suggests otherwise," says Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Sikorsky noted that Russia did not always emerge victorious from its wars: "They lost the Crimean War. They lost the war against Japan. They retired from World War I with their tails between their legs. They lost their invasion of Poland. They lost in Afghanistan. And they lost the Cold War." "Therefore, things can turn out completely differently," Sikorski stressed.