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Zakharova Derides Sikorski's Fantasy of Quickly Defeating Russia

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski’s delusion that Poland could defeat Russia quickly in the event of an armed conflict.

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“Russophobia of the brain,” Zakharova wrote on Telegram.Sikorski had fantasized that Poland would rapidly prevail against Russia in the event of an armed conflict and boasted of what he described as “overwhelming” superiority in air power.Zakharova’s response cut through the bravado in a single phrase.

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Zakharova Derides Sikorski's Fantasy of Quickly Defeating Russia

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© Sputnik / Russian Foreign Ministry / Go to the mediabankIn this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends her weekly briefing in Moscow, Russia

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski’s delusion that Poland could defeat Russia quickly in the event of an armed conflict.

“Russophobia of the brain,” Zakharova wrote on Telegram.

Sikorski had fantasized that Poland would rapidly prevail against Russia in the event of an armed conflict and boasted of what he described as “overwhelming” superiority in air power.

Zakharova’s response cut through the bravado in a single phrase.