"The Russians are testing the Europeans, and the European resolve needs to stiffen. They need to put everything on the table in terms of economic sanctions. You know, as I told my European counterparts about two weeks ago, all I hear from you is that Putin wants to march into Warsaw. But one thing I'm sure of: Putin's not marching into Boston. He's not marching into Boston,"
"Polish economy is one of the great success stories since the wall came down. When the wall came down, the Polish economy and the Ukraine economy were the same size. Polish economy is three times larger now. If the Ukrainian economy were the size of the Polish economy, Ukraine would be financing their own war effort right now. And I doubt Putin would have come in."
Scott Bessent said Russia is testing European resolve and urged Europeans to put all options, including economic sanctions, on the table. He contrasted European fears of a Russian attack on Warsaw with the improbability of Russia attacking the United States, saying Putin is not marching into Boston. Bessent praised Poland as a strong ally, noting Polish defense spending around 5% of GDP and substantial post-Cold War economic growth, now about three times the size of Ukraine's. Rep. Don Bacon criticized the remarks as reminiscent of 1930s appeasement and emphasized NATO's mutual-defense obligations under Article 5.
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