"Only brutal force will stop them"

He also believes that the West should not be afraid of Russia's threat of nuclear or other retaliation.
"If we want to achieve any success in our relations with Russia, in this situation when Russia invaded Ukraine, we can only succeed if we use brutal force, because only brutal force, brutal power is able to stop Russia," Duda said for the Wall Street Journal.
He added that the West still sees Russia as a business partner, but assessed that Russia is not a business partner.