Poland can’t guarantee it won’t detain Putin’s plane over ICC warrant — FM Sikorski
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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:25:00 +0300

WNP.pl quotes his words.Sikorski made the comment regarding a possible meeting between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest, Hungary, as well as the Kremlin leader’s route to the city.“We cannot guarantee that an independent court won’t order the government to stop such a plane to bring the suspect to trial in The Hague,” the Polish minister said.Since February, a ban on Russian flights has been in effect across the EU. Sikorski added, however, that the Russian dictator could reach Hungary via the airspace of Turkey, Montenegro, and Serbia.“On the other hand, the fact that an EU member, still bound by the ICC, invites President Putin not only provokes disgust but also shows that Hungary positions itself not as part of the West, but between the West and Russia,” he added.Possible summit between Trump and PutinOn October 16, President Donald Trump had a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, right before Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Washington.Later, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he is ready to join a meeting between Trump and Putin in any format that could yield results.On October 21, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó will visit Washington amid the possible Trump–Putin meeting.CNN reported that the Trump–Putin summit in Budapest is in doubt after the White House postponed a planned meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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