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AP Interview: Polish ex-foreign minister sees Brexit dangers
Original Publication Date: May 16, 2016 2:25AM
Publication Updated: April 28, 2025 9:47AM
WARSAW, Poland – Radek Sikorski, a former Polish foreign minister with longstanding ties to Britain, says he is “very worried” British voters could opt to leave the European Union, fearing it could weaken a political arrangement that has given Europe’s its longest-ever period of peace and prosperity.
Speaking to The Associated Press on Monday, Sikorski argued that a weaker EU would be particularly risky for nations like his own, which has historically been at the mercy of its large neighbours Russia and Germany.
He said he believes that a British departure from the common bloc would benefit Russia and also leave Germany with greater decision-making weight within the bloc.
Britain is holding a referendum on June 23 to decide whether to leave the EU or remain.
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