Public sentiment regarding Poland's warning to Putin is polarized, characterized by strong support for Poland's assertive stance and admiration for leadership, particularly from Foreign Minister Sikorski. However, there is significant skepticism about the effectiveness of such warnings and concerns over possible escalation into conflict. Many voices emphasize the need for decisive action rather than rhetoric, reflecting frustration with NATO's past inaction. Overall, the comments reveal a blend of respect and wariness among commenters about the geopolitical implications of these actions.

Poland

NATO

I think Poland hates no one as much as they hate Putin and his Russian enablers and supporters.

Backwardspellcaster

Individual-Row4488

Poland should reroute the flight through Ukraine

OldMan1901

Positive_Chip6198

boolee2112

5harp3dges

It was already agreed he is flying Russia, black sea, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary.

So a nothing story

thelunatic

Ok-Somewhere9814

I'm surprised they didn't mention Lech Kaczyński and Flight 101.

IvD707

Let's be honest. Regardless of which way gets chosen it will be one of the three lookalikes going.

Russia's lord and master "Peter the great reincarnated" will chicken out as always.

zdzislav_kozibroda

Poland could do the funniest thing in the world if putler decided to fly over...

ahyesmyelbows

Putin: I fly over Poland!
Poland: Oh damn my Finger slipped (Anti Air missle in the way)

lyrixCS

SqnZkpS

CandyAble3015

Y0s3m1t3Sam

Putin's plane may have to circle around the Balkans to get there. Ukraine will shoot him down, Poland will arrest him. Will Romania allow him through? Turkey probably will, but he might still have to circle around Greece to fly over a Serbia.

mcvos

It would be a shame if something similar happened, ***Malaysia Airlines Flight 17*** (MH17/MAS17) When they are GONE, they are GONE.

GrannyFlash7373

I have to admit, I had a brainfart moment where I questioned why Putin would need to go into Polish airspace to reach Hungary, before I realised the problem of flying in a straight line from Moscow.

gamas

He should rather reassure Putin he won't arrest him, lure him into false safety and then actually arrest.

imihajlov

Time for Poland to get revenge for Lech Aleksander Kaczyński.

BoddAH86

WARSAW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Poland warned Russia's President [Vladimir Putin](https://www.reuters.com/world/russia/vladimir-putin/) on Tuesday against travelling through its airspace for a summit in Hungary with U.S. President [Donald Trump](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump/), saying it could be forced to execute an international arrest warrant if he did.

Bulgaria, however, would be willing to let Putin use its airspace if the summit is held in Hungary, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev was quoted as saying.

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Trump said last week he planned to [meet Putin](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-putin-speak-before-zelenskiys-white-house-visit-axios-reports-2025-10-16/) in Budapest as he tries to broker an end to Russia's [war in Ukraine](https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-russia-war/).

# ICC ARREST WARRANT AGAINST PUTIN

The International Criminal Court has [issued an arrest warrant](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrant-against-putin-over-alleged-war-crimes-2023-03-17/) against Putin, accusing him of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. Russia does not recognise the ICC's jurisdiction and denies the allegations.

"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand the suspect to the court in The Hague," Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Radio Rodzina.

The ICC warrant obligates the court's member states to arrest Putin if he sets foot on their territory.

"And, therefore, if this summit is to take place, hopefully with the participation of the victim of the aggression, the aircraft will use a different route," Sikorski said.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban maintains warmer relations with Russia than other European Union member states. Budapest has said it would ensure Putin can [enter Hungary](https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-ensure-putin-can-enter-country-trump-meeting-budapest-2025-10-17/) for the summit and return home afterwards.

To avoid travelling over Ukraine, Russia's delegation would need to fly through at least one EU country's airspace. All EU states are members of the ICC but Hungary is in the process of [leaving](https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarian-lawmakers-approve-bill-quit-international-criminal-court-2025-05-20/).

Georgiev indicated Bulgaria would be ready to let Putin use its airspace if it might help secure peace in Ukraine.

"If the condition for this is to have a meeting, it is most logical for such a meeting to be mediated in every possible way," Bulgarian News Agency BTA quoted Georgiev as saying.

Bulgaria's foreign ministry said it had not yet received any air travel request from Russia.

dat_9600gt_user

Pootins jet should be shot out of the sky by ANY NATO nation is crosses or even if they can get a shot off when he is over international water. Terrorist dont get treatment like criminals

DiggerJer

Stoic_cave

So what? He can come from another direction :D

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By Ellie Cook - Senior Defense Reporter: 

Poland cannot guarantee Russian President Vladimir Putin's plane would not be forced to land on its territory en route to a future meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Warsaw's foreign minister has said.

"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand the suspect to the court in The Hague," Radosław Sikorski told Polish broadcaster Radio Rodzina on Tuesday, according to national media.

Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/poland-issues-putin-arrest-warning-ahead-of-trump-meeting-10912110?utm\_source=reddit&amp;utm\_campaign=reddit\_main](https://www.newsweek.com/poland-issues-putin-arrest-warning-ahead-of-trump-meeting-10912110?utm_source=reddit&amp;utm_campaign=reddit_main)

newsweek

That's a good idea - make him fly over Ukraine.

iCowboy

Putin will not go to Hungary, he's already fabricating the excuse (the British assassination attempt). He has alredy instructed his ambassador at the White House about what to ask to Zelensky (the usual stuff: all Donbas, included the parts he was never able to conquer on the field, no protection guarantee for Ukraine, so he can take the time to make the Russian economy (and army) take a breath and then start again). And his orange-faced puppet promptly referred these to the Ukrainian president. So what's the need for another meeting in Budapest?  
I see only Orban taking advantage from that, giving him some visibility and national prestige, useful for the next elections (he seems on the path to loosing).

Need_For_Speed73

All these announcements are just intentional warnings him where and how to travel.

If they mean it they would follow Obama's plan to take Bin laden down: say nothing, execute the plan, then announce when it's done.

Enxer

In case you were wondering, as I was, Hungary withdrew from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in [June 2025](https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/16/hungary-orban-government-withdraws-from-icc), and so they would not be obliged to arrest the [alleged war criminal, Putin](https://www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/vladimir-vladimirovich-putin), should he decide to meet Trump in Budapest. However, Poland is still in the ICC, so would have to arrest him, if his plane stopped in their territory.

ralphonsob

pencilrain99

Just shoot his plane down. The oligarchs and generals will be too busy dividing the spoils to retaliate.

contude327

LurkingWriter25

KarinRitterUltra

If Putin's plane flies over Poland they instead of forcing the plane down they should save the world a lot of trouble and just shoot his ass down.

snakebite75

Stop telling them youre gonna fucking do it and do it. Trump putin netanyahu. Criminals of the highest and most vile order. Deserve to live in a 4 by 4 fucking cell together.

Secretprincess22

Why even issue the warning? Just fucking do it.

DTFunkyStuff

tsa-approved-lobster

Those surface-to-air launchers can be bought in any surface-to-air store.

Lucyferiusz

Can they do the same with Trump for his extra judicial murders for blowing up boats in the Caribbean and killing people he claims are drug runners?


Not only has he provided no evidence that the people he has ordered executed were drug smuggling, but drug smuggling is not punishable by death in the US.

JessieColt

Hey, Poland.  Why not amass troops at the Kaliningrad border - you know, Russian-style, assert they’re for keeping the peace, then have your idiot front line troops fire a missile at Putin’s plane, you know, almost as if it were a commercial airliner or helicopter carrying the head of a mercenary group who is only there for peaceful mercenary missions.  When the flaming wreckage is finally extinguished, just ignore all the international reporters asking for accountability because, you know, Nazis.  …just an idea.

Strive--

Let's face if Poland does force them to land, Russia can't do a think about it

bob_nugget_the_3rd

Just do it.  Russia can't even handle Ukraine, they would take it like a chump and thank Poland for it deep down inside.  Remove Putin from power and Russia will fall in line.

SmokeySFW

CarbonMolecules

The Poles are itching to get involved... 

They have 100 years of payback to catch up on.

(And I'll be here for it)

CryptoCryBubba

NGL it would be so cool if Polish fighter jets intercepted the plane and ordered it to land and arrest this "man".

ScuBityBup

sethb44

hahaha based. now Putin definitely won't come. And Trump will be pissed he can't see his beloved.

Kaito__1412

Can they arrest Trump, too? No one in our country will do it and he's been murdering people from South America.

npete

RevolutionaryCard512

Ugh, why do we keep warning them?

Just let them fly over and snatch them.

Epsilon_Meletis

47 is a war criminal too, get him as well

sitonit-n-twirl

duhballs2

bestscreenname

Poland is a brave and strong country, we  like the polish people here in Norway.

Several-Customer-530

Good. He should be ostracized, unable to leave his country for as long as he lives.

Abedeus

CartographerWest2705

These moments are where law and order are actually held together. If no one does anything, then they're just telling Putin and others that they can effectively do whatever they want; that laws, rulings, bans, etc are just suggestions and no one actually has to honor any of it.

Trump made sure to show us how useless our Constitution is and how if you just ignore it, no one will actually do anything about it.

StephenFish

Do it. Then the Russian oligarchs will fight it out to determine the new leader. And if the new leader is smart he will leave Ukraine and start a new path where he can make lots of money with a new international business structure.

Horror_Match9867

Grandviewsurfer

The threat that Russia will respond with ultimate force if Putin is arrested is not what will happen. Russia is a Kleptocracy. The knives will be out internally for control of the country. Three months will pass before any semblance of equilibrium there. Then there will be retaliation, but it will be cyber mostly.

usermdclxvi

Too bad they wouldn’t just arrest them both and let ole donnys fantasys play out in prison with his main man putin

throwawayforufoposts

I love Poland. Those people have the balls to get shit done. Wish we could exchange our president for the president in Poland. 

Let’s go POLAND 🇵🇱

maincoonpower

The Polish people will never capitulate to the Russian dictator.

Human-Shirt7106

IlIIIllIIlIlllII

XYScooby

So that's why the "meeting" is cancelled .

YouDontKnowMe4949

USMCamp0811

Poland ain’t playing.

They remember 1939.

Not the same regime and not the exact same thing, but they were invaded by a dictator before. Some people do seem to learn from the past.

WorkingFit5413

Why tell the world about it first? Just track his plane, wait till it’s in Polish airspace, and grab him. Once Putin would be pulled from power, all his sycophants will abandon him and squabble for power of their own.

Sokoly

I would not fucking see any other fate for Putin over Polish airspace. This is the way. 

Also: same goverment was willing to have Netanyahu visiting Auschwitz, which was shameful, but that's a different story.

purpleefilthh

This next meeting we should 100% arrest him but he’s probably sending a body double

Virtual_Win4076

chrisl182

Russia wouldn't allow any threats to get within range, a violent incident would be an excuse to expand into the Baltics, it would be a horrible error

causeimamoth

TheKingoftheBlind

antilittlepink

Well at least one country has some backbone

1960Dutch

How do we get the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for Trump for murdering people on unproven drug boats?

Blue_Blimp

Let’s not forget that Putin is already responsible for the death of one Polish head of state

Bsquared02

My guess is they will fly across the Black Sea then over Bulgaria and Serbia.

Ill_Conversation6145

American orders only matter to them if they still believe that Americans will fight for them their wars. And it’s becoming more and more obvious that this is not something that Trump intends to do.

SeniorTrainee

lol I want to see them even attempt to arrest him or anyone in a position of power who uses their airspace

Internal-Scientist87

Putin with his small dick energy will never fly over Poland

Zefixius

Yeah no one dares to do that against a nuke nation , not to mention the one with the biggest inventory.

cheir0n

Question of the day: if Poland arrests Putin, how many seconds will it take for Poland to be expelled from NATO?

Lit_blog

The question is why does the Polish minister think that Putin will fly over Poland? They know very well that he will not, so such "bombastic" statements are completely out of touch with reality.

Neptun_11

19 unarmed, slow flying dummy drones entered polands air space. they scrambled and were only able to “interact” with 6 while apparently only shooting down three 500$ drones with million dollar missiles. Oh yeah, they destroyed a farm in poland when they missed. They are not forcing any country with a significant military to do anything, let alone russia…..🤦‍♂️

Emotional_Gazelle_37

Poland, as always, is in its repertoire and on the same side.Just before World War II, she did not allow a chance to stop a future war by not allowing Russia to enter Europe to create kaolitia, and is now doing her best to prevent the end of the war in Ukraine, which could escalate into something more catostratic.

trs12571

When American jets fly up to escort Putin on his trip all these European politicians will be silent, that'll also be after they've received their orders from Washington to allow Putin's plane to fly over whoever it wants, they talk a big game until they receive their orders to stop barking.

jadsf5

When american jets will escort putin's aircraft, no one will stop him.

Ghost__Operator

Except for political pr , this does nothing

Present-Anteater6848

No Country would ever blow up a plane carrying a world leader, none of them have the balls to actually do what is needed! 

bigmountain92

https://preview.redd.it/zrvfpnu5mhwf1.jpeg?width=1080&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=77d1b54088028c751691bf9d5663a69099f66ed2

So turns out Lukashenko did nothing wrong? 😁😁😁😁

Salt_Lynx270

How does one handcuff an airplane, I wonder?

HelpmeObi1K

The europeans are talking tough, just like daddy told them to. Hope they know, its a setup. The usa will not come to their rescue..

wonderererere

Imagine the same plane trying to fly over Ukraine.

It would be so funny to kill putin the same way he got rid of Prigozhin.

AlCranio

we’ll, here’s hoping it enters their airspace.

Low-Prune-4760

Or could do just as russia done to the plain with Polish president Lech Kaczyński (Smolensk air disaster). russians have proven to have 0 interest in diplomacy so that move would more likely bring peace faster. And a lot russian flights (heading moskow) are flying over Poland so I don't see why you here are so pessimistic.

ruzziawilldiesoon

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