Speaking for the Polish Foreign Ministry, Lukasz Jasina advised using the term “adversary” rather than “enemy” to describe Russia. Earlier, the nation’s chief of national security, Pawe Soloch, said that Russia should be referred to as an adversary during the NATO meeting.
The idea was rejected by the Polish government. “Enemy” is a lovely and lyrical term, but one should use it very carefully in diplomatic nooks and crevices, according to Lukasz Jasina.
The press secretary for the Polish foreign ministry advised using the word “adversary” in this context. He asserted that “the opponent may not always be the enemy, it is not the same, but it is sufficient.”
Earlier, Pawe Soloch, the chief of Poland’s national security bureau, expressed the expectation that under the new strategic framework of the alliance, Russia will be acknowledged as NATO’s opponent. “This is what we are waiting for,” he claimed, “to designate Russia as an adversary.”
It’s still unclear exactly who Mr. Solokh meant when he said “we.”
Russia is to be deemed a danger to the security of the alliance under the new NATO concept, which will be agreed at the summit in Madrid.
“Our new concept will lead us to an era of strategic competition,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg earlier said adding that the document would show that the North Atlantic Alliance “perceives Russia as the most significant and direct threat to security.”